---
title: "Fire of Unknown Origin by Blue Öyster Cult"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/cf3efe8c-3963-30c2-a9ba-a1b1117a5b1a"
artist: "Blue Öyster Cult"
year: 1981
label: "Columbia"
---

# Fire of Unknown Origin

**Fire of Unknown Origin** is an album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1981 on Columbia.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Fire of Unknown Origin |
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1981 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Catalog number | FC 37389 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Place in discography | 8 of 20 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Fire of Unknown Origin | 4:11 |
| 2 | Burnin' for You | 4:31 |
| 3 | Veteran of the Psychic Wars | 4:50 |
| 4 | Sole Survivor | 4:06 |
| 5 | Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver | 3:19 |
| 6 | Vengeance (The Pact) | 4:41 |
| 7 | After Dark | 4:26 |
| 8 | Joan Crawford | 4:54 |
| 9 | Don't Turn Your Back | 4:08 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Cultösaurus Erectus (1980)](https://themetalnet.com/album/df990966-b558-3bfa-9bcf-40f6bac6a57d)
- Next release: [The Revölution by Night (1983)](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c995ff8-2db7-33cd-8505-ec2e1ab12403)

## Artist

- [Blue Öyster Cult](https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult)

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