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 ...

Buck Dharma is a member of Blue Öyster Cult. He performed vocals on “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and co-wrote the song. During a 2022 interview with MusicRadar, Dharma explained the meaning of the track.

Members of Blue Oyster Cult don’t fear the reaper. “I’m 79 and I know the reaper is around the corner,” vocalist-guitarist Eric Bloom said while calling from Royal Oak, Michigan. “It’s on your mind ...

When it comes to the most famous use of a cowbell as a musical instrument, ever since the iconic “More Cowbell” sketch on Saturday Night Live, there’s really only one answer: Blue Öyster Cult’s “Don’t ...

A 1976 hit was named one of the greatest guitar solos of all time and it still rocks to this day.

“ (Don’t Fear) The Reaper is about hope, rather than the finality of death. It’s a song about wishful thinking”: how Blue Oyster Cult’s Agents Of Fortune album became their passport to immortality ...

Blue Öyster Cult is making sure that people have all of the facts when it comes to Donald Trump‘s recent post featuring "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." The band recently released a statement following the ...

Blue Oyster Cult certainly wasn't a relative unknown in 1976, but the band caught lightning in a bottle with its iconic classic (Don't Fear) the Reaper. The song is regarded as one of the greatest ...

The US government is entering its second week of a shutdown. In response, naturally, President Donald Trump has been posting some wild AI-generated videos mocking Democrats. One particularly absurd ...

The grim reaper holding the Blue Oyster Cult album Agents of Fortune in its skeletal hands. Image by Zanda Rice There's nothing better in a good horror movie than a terrifying score to go with it. Can ...