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American rock band

This article is about the band. For their eponymous album, see Blue Öyster Cult (album).

"Soft White Underbelly" redirects here.

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For the YouTube channel, see Soft White Underbelly (YouTube channel).

Blue Öyster Cult (OY-stər; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in the hamlet of Stony Brook, in 1967.

The band has sold 25 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States.^[1] The band's fusion of hard rock with psychedelia, and penchant for occult, fantastical and tongue-in-cheek lyrics, had a major influence on heavy metal music.^[2][3][4] They developed a cult following and, while achieving mainstream hits like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (1976) and "Burnin' for You" (1981), their commercial success was limited.

Both songs, and others such as "Godzilla" (1977), remain classic rock radio staples. The band were early adopte