Blue Öyster Cult
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Summary
Blue Öyster Cult is a musical group[1].
Key Facts
- Genre: hard rock[2], psychedelic rock[3], traditional heavy metal[4], progressive rock[5], occult rock[6], heavy metal music[7], acid rock[8]
- Record label: Columbia Records[9]
- Discography: Blue Öyster Cult discography[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- Inception: January 1, 1967[12]
- Location of formation: Long Island[13], New York City[14]
- Official website: http://www.blueoystercult.com[15]
- Replaces: Stalk–Forrest Group[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Blue Öyster Cult[17]
- Native label: Blue Öyster Cult[18]
- Different from: Blue Öyster Cult[19]
- Start of work period: 1970[20]
- Has list: list of band members of Blue Öyster Cult[21]
- Name: Blue Öyster Cult[22]
Product Details
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Type: Group[23]
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Country: US[24]
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Began / founded: 1967[25]
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Genre(s): aor, arena rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, soft rock[26]
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Community tags: american, aor, arena rock, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, missing allmusic links, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, soft rock[27]
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MusicBrainz ID: c7423e0c-ab3e-4ab4-be10-cdff5a9d3062[28]
Why It Matters
It has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains[29], a rock band[30], in United States[31], founded in 1987[32]; Pearl Jam[33], a rock band[34], founded in 1990[35]; Mötley Crüe[36], a heavy metal band[37], founded in 1981[38]; and Coheed and Cambria[39], a rock band[40], founded in 1995[41].
FAQs
Who did Blue Öyster Cult influence?
Blue Öyster Cult has been cited as an influence by Alice in Chains[29], Pearl Jam[33], Mötley Crüe[36], and Coheed and Cambria[39].