Aerosmith recorded “Pandora’s Box” on its 1975 album Toys in the Attic.
“Pandora’s Box” is a song by Aerosmith included on Toys in the Attic, the band’s third studio album. The record was released in 1975 and helped establish Aerosmith as a major American hard-rock act. Other tracks on the album include “Sweet Emotion” and “Walk This Way,” both of which became especially prominent in the band’s catalog.
The song title uses the mythological expression as a metaphor, not as a narrative retelling of Hesiod’s story. In rock music, the phrase often suggests temptation, hidden trouble, or consequences that emerge after something is opened or revealed.
Aerosmith also released a 1991 career box set called Pandora’s Box, which can create confusion between the song and the later compilation. The song belongs to Toys in the Attic, while the three-disc compilation is a separate release assembled from material across the band’s career.