If the sun were shining, Reaper Mook and NiceGuyxVinny would be sitting in the shadow of a lighthouse. But few rays crack the concrete sky on this overcast mid-August afternoon in downtown Long Beach.

Classic rock legends Blue Öyster Cult burst onto the music scene in the early 1970s as the first band to feature an umlaut in their name, establishing a trend used by artist to this day. But the band ...

Rock veterans Blue Oyster Cult are still with ’60s-to-present vocalists/guitarists Buck Dharma (who sings their best known songs “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” “Burnin’ For You” and “Godzilla”) and Eric ...

Blue Oyster Cult frontman Eric Bloom said he won't have the band’s signature song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” played at his funeral, noting that his decision may surprise people. The 1976 track, written ...

Believe it or not, Blue Oyster Cult singer Eric Bloom doesn't want the band's classic "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" played at his funeral. Now, we know what you're thinking — But, Loudwire, Eric Bloom ...

Blue Oyster Cult's death-defying "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" takes on the Doors' woozy "People Are Strange" in round one of our Rock's Scariest Song battle. In honor of Halloween, we've chosen 16 of ...