For over five decades, Blue Öyster Cult has been thrilling
fans of intelligent hard rock worldwide with powerful albums loaded with
classic songs. Indeed, the Long Island, NY-­‐based band is revered within the
hard rock and heavy metal scene for its pioneering work. Blue Öyster Cult
occupies a unique place in rock history because it’s one of very few hard
rock/heavy metal bands to earn both genuine mainstream critical acclaim as well
as commercial success. The band is often cited as a major influence by other
acts such as Metallica, and BÖC was listed in VH1’s countdown of the greatest
hard rock bands of all time.

Upon the release of BÖC’s self-­‐titled debut album in 1972,
the band was praised for its catchy-­‐yet-­‐heavy music and lyrics that could
be provocative, terrifying, funny or ambiguous, often all in the same song.
BÖC’s canon includes three stone-­‐cold classic songs that will waft through
the cosmos long after the sun has burned out: The truly haunting “(Don’t
Fear) The Reaper” from 1976’s Agents of Fortune, the pummeling
“Godzilla” from 1977’s Spectres and the hypnotically melodic
“Burnin’ for You” from1981’s Fire of Unknown Origin. Other notable
BÖC songs include “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll,” “Then
Came the Last Days of May,” “I Love the Night,” “In
Thee,””Veteran of the Psychic Wars,” “Dominance and
Submission,” “Astronomy,” “Black Blade” and
“Shooting Shark.”

The intense creative vision of BÖC’s original core duo of
vocalist/lead guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, and
vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom are complemented by Richie Castellano on
guitar and keyboards, and the longtime rhythm section of bass guitarist Danny
Miranda, and drummer Jules Radino.

We realized we’re a ‘classic rock’ band. That’s what we are,
that’s what we do best, and that’s what we know. The band members are proud of
BÖC’s classic sound, and pleased the band is creating vibrant work for
disenfranchised music lovers who don’t like the homogenized, prefabricated pop
or sound-­‐alike, formulaic rap-­‐metal, which monopolizes the radio airwaves
and best-­‐seller charts.

BÖC has always maintained a relentless touring schedule and
an album of new material THE SYMBOL REMAINS was released October 9th 2020 to
rave reviews. Their most recent studio album GHOST STORIES was released in
April 2024.