Eric Bloom and Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser. The archive material was originally recorded on analogue tape by longtime band engineer George Geranios, who sent the tapes to BÖC's Richie Castellano and ...

Blue Öyster Cult's latest studio album is also set to be their last. For "Ghost Stories", the rock veterans Eric Bloom und Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser have dusted off decades-old tapes with the help ...

Hailing from New York, hard rock pioneers Blue Öyster Cult initially garnered huge critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase built on songs like “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” “Godzilla” and “Burning For ...

Every Halloween season, the most played song on classic rock radio is "(Don’t Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult. But this October, the Long Island band has something new to offer with "The Symbol ...

Editor’s note: We talked to Buck Dharma in October 2020. The following is based on an unpublished interview. Did you know Blue Öyster Cult’s “Godzilla” was written in Dallas? “True, that’s where it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Some legacy rock bands stop making new music after a certain point ...

It’s not easy, being a member of the Blue Öyster Cult. Maybe it’s not as difficult as being a member of a real, honest-to-goodness, live-in-a-compound cult, but still, it’s no picnic. The band ...

Blue Öyster Cult keeps on rollin’ in 2020. The Long Island classic rock band will drop its third release this year on Dec. 4 with "Live at Rock of Ages Festival 2016." The new live set, which will be ...

Though their early albums produced by longtime manager and collaborator Sandy Pearlman sold modestly, Blue Öyster Cult built a following with underground hits like "Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll, ...

There are lots of ways to make an album these days. But, “Back in the day when we started, the old-fashioned way was to get a record label to come down to see you at a club,” Eric Bloom recalled. The ...

The hard rock band of “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” fame will treat hardcore fans to some deep cuts at its July 17 show. EVERETT — Blue Öyster Cult is looking forward to playing for their hardcore fans ...

GEDDES, N.Y. — Heavy metal masters Blue Öyster Cult will rock the Chevy Court stage at The Great New York State Fair! This will be the band’s fourth appearance at the fair and the first since 2017.