Origin: New York, New York, USA  
Genres: 70's Metal, Hard Rock
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Last update/review: November 3, 2020

Blue Oyster Cult

Where does one begin in describing the sound and style of Blue Oyster Cult, one of the most unique hard rock bands ever? Formed in the late 60's in New York (first as Soft White Underbelly, then as Stalk Forrest Group, both of which have since been used by the band when performing "secret" gigs), the band's quirky, offbeat songwriting style has won over many a fan and critic over their career, a career that is still going strong after more than thirty years. They are best known for their massive hit "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", as well as "Godzilla" and "Burning For You", but their best work, as least from a metal perspective, is the earlier material, in particular the first three albums. By the mid-eighties they had softened their sound and lost some of their edge, as well as popularity, and were more or less disbanded after 1986's Club Ninja. With the exception of 1988's Imaginos (originally intended as an Albert Bouchard solo album), the band was not heard from for several years, but then re-emerged in the late nineties with two new albums and their fifth (!) live album. Bouchard left the band some time ago to form Brain Surgeons, a band that also is still active today.

Recent album: Ghost Stories, released on April 12, 2024.

Current Members

Eric Bloom

vocals/guitars

Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser

vocals/guitars

Richie Castellano

guitars/keyboards

Danny Miranda

bass (ex-Faith And Fire)

Jules Radino

drums

Former Members/Guests

Allen Lanier

keyboards RIP: August 14, 2013, lung disease, age 66

Tommy Zvoncheck

keyboards

Joe Bouchard

bass

Jon Rogers

bass

Rudy Sarzo

bass (ex-Dio, ex-M.A.R.S., ex-Operation: Mindcrime, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Whitesnake)

Kasim Sulton

bass

Albert Bouchard

drums (Brain Surgeons)

Rick Downey

drums

Tommy Price

drums

Chuck Burgi

drums (ex-Rainbow)

Bobby Rondinelli

drums (ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Doro, Axel Rudi Pell, ex-Rainbow, ex-Riot V)


Discography



Blue Oyster Cult  
1972 CBS
  1. Transmaniacon MC
  2. I'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep
  3. Then Came the Last Days of May
  4. Stairway to the Stars
  5. Before the Kiss, A Redcap
  6. Screams
  7. She's As beautiful as a Foot
  8. Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
  9. Workshop of the Telescopes
  10. Redeemed
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard
1972 BNR Top Ten Album



Tyranny And Mutation  
1973 CBS
  1. The Red & the Black
  2. O.D.'d on Life Itself
  3. Hot Rails To Hell
  4. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
  5. Baby Ice Dog
  6. Wings Wetted Down
  7. Teen Archer
  8. Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard
1973 BNR Top Ten Album



Secret Treaties  
1974 CBS
  1. Career of Evil
  2. Subhuman
  3. Dominance and Submission
  4. ME 262
  5. Cagey Cretins
  6. Harvester of Eyes
  7. Flaming Telepaths
  8. Astronomy
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


On Your Feet Or On Your Knees  LIVE
1974 CBS
  1. Subhuman
  2. Harvester of Eyes
  3. Hot Rails to Hell
  4. ME 262
  5. The Red and The Black
  6. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
  7. Buck's Boogie
  8. Then Came the Last Days of May
  9. Cities on Flame
  10. ME 262
  11. Before the Kiss (A Redcap)
  12. I Ain't Got You
  13. Born to be Wild
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Agents Of Fortune  
1976 CBS
  1. This Ain't the Summer of Love
  2. True Confessions
  3. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  4. E. T. I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  5. The Revenge of Vera Gemini
  6. Sinful Love
  7. Tattoo Vampire
  8. Morning Final
  9. Tenderloin
  10. Debbie Denise
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Spectres  
1977 CBS
  1. Godzilla
  2. Golden Age of Leather
  3. Death Valley Nights
  4. Searchin' for Celine
  5. Fireworks
  6. R. U. Ready 2 Rock
  7. Celestial the Queen
  8. Goin' Through the Motions
  9. I Love the Night
  10. Nosferatu
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Some Enchanted Evening  LIVE
1978 CBS
  1. R. U. Ready 2 Rock
  2. E. T. I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  3. Astronomy
  4. Kick Out The Jams
  5. Godzilla
  6. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  7. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Mirrors  
1979 CBS
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard
1979 BNR Top Ten Album



Cultosaurus Erectus  
1980 CBS
  1. Black Blade
  2. Monsters
  3. Divine Wind
  4. Deadline
  5. The Marshall Plan
  6. Hungry Boys
  7. Fallen Angel
  8. Lips In The Hills
  9. Unknown Tongue
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Fire Of Unknown Origin  
1981 CBS
  1. Fire of Unknown Origin
  2. Burnin' For You
  3. Veteran of the Psychic Wars
  4. Sole Survivor
  5. Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver
  6. Vengeance (The Pact)
  7. After Dark
  8. Joan Crawford
  9. Don't Turn Your Back
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Extraterrestrial Live  LIVE
1982 CBS
  1. Cities On Flame
  2. Hot Rails to Hell
  3. The Red and The Black
  4. Dominance and Submission
  5. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  6. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  7. Godzilla
  8. Dr. Music
  9. Black Blade
  10. Joan Crawford
  11. Burnin' For You
  12. Veteran of the Psychic Wars
  13. Roadhouse Blues
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Rick Downey


The Revolution By Night  
1983 CBS
  1. Take Me Away
  2. Eyes On Fire
  3. Shooting Shark
  4. Veins
  5. Shadow of California
  6. Feel the Thunder
  7. Let Go
  8. Dragon Lady
  9. Light Years of Love
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Rick Downey


Club Ninja  
1986 CBS
  1. White Flags
  2. Dancin' In The Ruins
  3. Make Rock Not War
  4. Perfect Water
  5. Spy in the House of the Night
  6. Beat 'Em Up
  7. When the War Comes
  8. Shadow Warrior
  9. Madness to the Method
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Tommy Zvoncheck
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Tommy Price


Imaginos  
1988 CBS
  1. I Am The One You Warned Me Of
  2. Les Invisibles
  3. In the Presence of Another World
  4. Del Rio's Song
  5. The Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria
  6. Astronomy
  7. Magna of Illusion
  8. Blue Öyster Cult
  9. Imaginos
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Joe Bouchard
  • Albert Bouchard


Career Of Evil  COMPILATION
1989 Columbia
  1. Cities On Flame
  2. The Red And The Black
  3. Hot Rails To Hell
  4. Dominance And Submission
  5. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
  6. Me 262
  7. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  8. Beat 'Em Up
  9. Black Blade
  10. Harvester Of Eyes
  11. Flaming Telepaths
  12. Godzilla
  13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper


Cult Classic  
1994 Caroline
  1. See You In Black
  2. Harvest Moon
  3. Power Underneath Despair
  4. X-Ray Eyes
  5. Hammer Back
  6. Damaged
  7. Cold Grey Light Of Dawn
  8. Real World
  9. Live For Me
  10. Still Burnin'
  11. In Thee
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Jon Rogers
  • Chuck Burgi
1994 Readers' Album #48



Workshop Of The Telescopes  COMPILATION
1995 Sony
  1. Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
  2. Transmaniacon MC
  3. Before the Kiss, A Redcap
  4. Stairway to the Stars
  5. Buck's Boogie
  6. Workshop of the Telescopes
  7. The Red and The Black
  8. 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
  9. Career of Evil
  10. Flaming Telepaths
  11. Astronomy
  12. Subhuman
  13. Harvester of Eyes
  14. ME-262
  15. Born to be Wild (Studio Version)
  16. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  17. This Ain't the Summer of Love
  18. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
  19. Godzilla
  20. Goin' Through the Motions
  21. Golden Age of Leather
  22. Kick Out the Jams
  23. We Gotta Get Out of this Place
  24. In Thee
  25. The Marshall Plan
  26. Veteran of the Psychic Wars
  27. Burnin' For You
  28. Dominance and Submission
  29. Take Me Away
  30. Shooting Shark
  31. Dancin' in the Ruins
  32. Perfect Water


Heaven Forbid  
1998 Atlantic
  1. Dance on Stilts
  2. Showtime
  3. The Old Gods Return
  4. Pocket
  5. One Step Ahead of the Devil
  6. I Just Like to be Bad
  7. Here Comes That Feeling
  8. Out of the Darkness
  9. Stone of Love
  10. Eye of the Hurricane
  11. Good to Feel Hungry
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Rudy Sarzo
  • Danny Miranda
  • Chuck Burgi


Curse Of The Hidden Mirror  
2001 Sanctuary
  1. Stairway to the Stars
  2. Burnin' for You
  3. Od'd on Lifestyle
  4. Dance on Stilts
  5. Buck's Boogie
  6. Quicklime Girl
  7. Harvest Moon
  8. Last Days of May
  9. Cities on Flame With Rock & Roll
  10. Perfect Water
  11. Lips in the Hills
  12. Godzilla
  13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Danny Miranda
  • Bobby Rondinelli


A Long Day's Night  LIVE
2002 Sanctuary
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Allen Lanier
  • Danny Miranda
  • Bobby Rondinelli


The Symbol Remains  
2020 Frontiers
  • Eric Bloom
  • Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
  • Richie Castellano
  • Danny Miranda
  • Jules Radino


Ghost Stories  
2024
  1. Late Night Street Fight
  2. Cherry
  3. So Supernatural
  4. We Gotta Get Out of This Place
  5. Soul Jive
  6. Gun
  7. Shot in the Dark
  8. The Only Thing
  9. Kick Out the Jams
  10. Money Machine
  11. Don't Come Running to Me
  12. If I Fell



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