--- title: "Blue Öyster Cult" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1967 --- # Blue Öyster Cult **Blue Öyster Cult** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1967 to present. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in the hamlet of Stony Brook, in 1967. They have sold 25 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States. Their fusion of hard rock with psychedelia and penchant for occult, fantastical and tongue-in-cheek lyrics had a major influence on heavy metal music. They developed a cult following and enjoyed mainstream success with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (1976), "Godzilla" (1977) and "Burnin' for You" (1981), which remain classic rock radio staples. They were early adopters of the music video format, and their videos were in heavy rotation on MTV in its early period. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Blue Öyster Cult | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Stony Brook, United States | | Formed | 1967 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Buck Dharma](https://themetalnet.com/musician/buck-dharma) | | 1967 to present | Current | | [Eric Bloom](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-bloom) | | 1969 to present | Current | | [Jules Radino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jules-radino) | | 2004 to present | Current | | [Kasim Sulton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kasim-sulton) | | 2012 to present | Current | | [Richie Castellano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richie-castellano) | | 2004 to present | Current | | [Bob Rondinelli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bob-rondinelli) | | 1997 to 2004 | Former | | [Rudy Sarzo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rudy-sarzo) | | 2007 to 2012 | Former | | [John O. Reilly](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-o-reilly) | | 1995 to 1996 | Former | | [Greg Smith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-smith) | | 1995 to 1995 | Former | | [Albert Bouchard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/albert-bouchard) | | 1967 to 1985 | Former | | [Allen Lanier](https://themetalnet.com/musician/allen-lanier) | Keyboard, Guitar | 1967 to 2007 | Former | | [Andrew Winters](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andrew-winters) | | 1967 to 1971 | Former | | [Chuck Burgi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chuck-burgi) | | 1991 to 1997 | Former | | [Danny Miranda](https://themetalnet.com/musician/danny-miranda) | | 1995 to 2012 | Former | | [Jimmy Wilcox](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jimmy-wilcox) | | 1985 to 1987 | Former | | [Joe Bouchard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-bouchard) | | 1971 to 1986 | Former | | [John Miceli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-miceli) | | 1992 to 1995 | Former | | [Jon Rogers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-rogers) | | 1986 to 2012 | Former | | [Les Braunstein](https://themetalnet.com/musician/les-braunstein) | | 1967 to 1969 | Former | | [Rick Downey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rick-downey) | | 1981 to 1985 | Former | | [Ron Riddle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-riddle) | | 1987 to 1991 | Former | | [Tommy Zvoncheck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-zvoncheck) | | 1985 to 1987 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1972 | [Blue Öyster Cult](https://themetalnet.com/album/4756061c-110f-381b-a2f0-6dc0588d01f2) | Album | | 1973 | [Tyranny and Mutation](https://themetalnet.com/album/bf03b3c6-0b14-3492-bbcc-0ba570eb46ab) | Album | | 1974 | [Secret Treaties](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa882981-3a9a-375f-a3f3-a8898e4f57ae) | Album | | 1976 | [Agents of Fortune](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec282fb2-4fc7-3bee-99ab-f11c6b821b55) | Album | | 1977 | [Spectres](https://themetalnet.com/album/bd42ec50-7770-3a13-8015-99d0379da3d2) | Album | | 1979 | [Mirrors](https://themetalnet.com/album/82aa2af9-9223-3718-adf6-b05cfa850da3) | Album | | 1980 | [Cultösaurus Erectus](https://themetalnet.com/album/df990966-b558-3bfa-9bcf-40f6bac6a57d) | Album | | 1981 | [Fire of Unknown Origin](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf3efe8c-3963-30c2-a9ba-a1b1117a5b1a) | Album | | 1983 | [The Revölution by Night](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c995ff8-2db7-33cd-8505-ec2e1ab12403) | Album | | 1985 | [Club Ninja](https://themetalnet.com/album/05c2f6cc-d9da-3878-9fb7-9379fbfdddb3) | Album | | 1988 | [Imaginos](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d383792-f5a8-3469-ba5f-92f7134e90c0) | Album | | 1994 | [Cult Classic](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ff189f4-ec7a-3af4-9a4b-5ede2d72801a) | Album | | 1998 | [Heaven Forbid](https://themetalnet.com/album/f7551772-3371-38fa-a438-1eb8f2e22aa3) | Album | | 2001 | [Curse of the Hidden Mirror](https://themetalnet.com/album/6005d71f-83d8-3b21-8f88-c652e68610c7) | Album | | 2006 | [Blue Oyster Cult’s Power Station II](https://themetalnet.com/album/92df43c5-5ac1-4f61-93f3-9d217b6d9b9c) | Album | | 2011 | [Alive in America: Part 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab5ae674-0f90-4852-bbda-a53b5dda5b91) | Album | | 2011 | [Alive in America: Pt. 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d33d93f-eecb-41c9-933c-48975ebcd822) | Album | | 2020 | [The Symbol Remains](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e4e4250-ab85-4529-aa88-d2095489e007) | Album | | 2024 | [Ghost Stories](https://themetalnet.com/album/32f8ae8b-8846-4ec7-a718-db8243be5d9e) | Album | | | [E.T.I. Revisited](https://themetalnet.com/album/c4f93b95-be82-43fb-a00c-3303cbfd004b) | Album | ## Related bands - [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together) - [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together) - [Deep Purple](https://themetalnet.com/band/deep-purple) (listened together) - [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together) - [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together) - [Boston](https://themetalnet.com/band/boston) (listened together) - [Rush](https://themetalnet.com/band/rush) (listened together) - [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Thin Lizzy](https://themetalnet.com/band/thin-lizzy) (listened together) - [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together) ## Official and external links - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/472017 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blueoystercult - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/00tVTdpEhQQw1bqdu8RCx2 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnUGg15_Whg8GfPtI0jLBQ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/692 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamazingboc/ - x: https://twitter.com/theamazingBOC --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult](https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult). 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