Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
	Blue Öyster Cult in Edmonton in 2012
Background information
Origin	Long Island, New York, United States
Genres	Hard rock, psychedelic rock, heavy metal
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Columbia, CMC
Website	www.blueoystercult.com
Members	Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser; Eric Bloom; Jules Radino; Richie Castellano; Rudy Sarzo
Past members	See: Former members

Blue Öyster Cult is a psychedelic rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1971.^[1] They have many well-known songs like (Don't Fear) The Reaper, and Burnin' For You.

The group's best known songs are probably: The 1976 single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from the album Agents of Fortune (featured in the movie Halloween, and in the TV movie The Stand based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, and in the credits of Peter Jackson's 1996 movie The Frighteners) and the 1981 single "Burnin' for You" from the album Fire of Unknown Origin and "Godzilla" (1977).

Lineup

Current members

The current members of the band are:

Eric Bloom (1971-present) - lead vocals, guitar^[2]
Buck Dharma (1971-present) - lead guitar, vocals^[2]
Richie Castellano (2004-present) - bass, vocals^[2]
Jules Rodino (2004-present) - drums^[2]
Rudy Sarzo (2008–present) – Bass guitar^[2]

Original members

The original lineup of the band was:

Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar
Buck Dharma - lead guitar, vocals
Allen Lanier - keyboards, guitar
Joe Bouchard - bass, vocals
Albert Bouchard - drums, vocals

Former Members

The former members of the band are as follows:

Bass

Joe Bouchard (1971-1986)
Jon Rogers (1987-1995)
Greg Smith (1995)
Danny Miranda (1995-2004)

Drums

Albert Bouchard (1971-1981, Feb 1985 - Californian tour)
Rick Downey (1981-1984)
Thommy Price (1985)
Jimmy Wilcox (1985-1987)
Ron Riddle (1987-1991)
Chuck Burgi (1991-1992, 1992-1995, 1996-1997)
John Miceli (1992, 1995 and some dates in 2003)
John O'Reilly (1995-1996)
Bobby Rondinelli (1997-2004)

Keyboards

Tommy Zvonchek (1985-1987)
Kasim Sultan (1998) - also guitar (filled in for Lanier during illness)
Al Pitrelli (1999) - also guitar (filled in for Lanier during illness)
Allen Lanier – also guitar.

Discography

Blue Öyster Cult Media

1977 publicity photo with the 1971–81 lineup, L–R: Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (bottom); Eric Bloom; Albert Bouchard; Allen Lanier; Joe Bouchard
Blue Öyster Cult live in 2006
Blue Öyster Cult performing at the Sweden Rock Festival, 2008
Hook-and-cross in white with a black background
One variant of the lead symbol in alchemy, also used to represent the planet Saturn in astrology

References

↑ "Official website". Retrieved January 22, 2012.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Official website (2)". Retrieved January 22, 2012.

[1] "Official website". Retrieved January 22, 2012.

[official_site-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Official website (2)". Retrieved January 22, 2012.

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