Blue Oyster Cult has been together for an astonishing 53 years. The beginnings of the band, then known as Soft White Underbelly, go back even further to the late '60s. They marked their initial ...

There was a point early during Blue Oyster Cult’s concert Sunday night, Feb. 25, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre – during the song “Golden Age of Leather” — when the veteran rock group sang that “Our ...

Blue Oyster Cult has released some indelible hits during its 53 years of recording — notably “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” “Godzilla” and “Burnin’ For You.” But that’s only part of the band’s story.

It’s the band that advised us to “Don’t Fear the Reaper” some 48 years ago. And even though its founding members are in their late 70s, Blue Oyster Cult still isn’t feeling the pull of mortality.

Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma said the band was forced to start using a cowbell while performing their classic track "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" as a result of Saturday Night Live's famous ...

The movie monster they’re most associated with—namechecked in the title one of their most recognizable tunes—is Godzilla. But the new studio album from venerable Classic Rockers Blue Öyster Cult takes ...

As early proto-metal bands go, Blue Öyster Cult was among the most cerebral. Formed by college students as Soft White Underbelly in 1967, the band was handpicked and managed by a rock critic, Sandy ...

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“My first feeling was relief — relief that it was funny and relief that it wasn’t too cruel on the band.” Photo: NBC Airing as the final sketch of the Walken-hosted April 8, 2000, episode, “More ...