Blue Oyster Cult: new album - "The Symbol Remains" due 9th October 2020

Blue Oyster Cult

 

Cool

 

A new studio album is expected to be released from the band in 2020. Fans can also expect to see remastered reissues (some with updated artwork) of four classic BÖC releases, including:

1. "Cult Classic" (originally released in 1994)
2. "Heaven Forbid" (originally released in 1998) [Not available for North / South America]
3. "Curse Of The Hidden Mirror" (originally released in 2001) [Not available for North / South America]
4. "A Long Day's Night" (Live CD/DVD and Blu-ray) originally released in 2002 — Blu-ray version to be released for the first time)

Additionally, in 2020 the band will present five new live releases which include:

1. Live show from the iHeart Radio Theater 2012 (40th Anniversary).
2. Live show from Hard Rock Casino Cleveland 2014
3. Live show from Rock of Ages Festival in Germany 2016
4. 40th Anniversary of "Agents of Fortune" shot in L.A. in April 2017 ["Agents Of Fortune" album played front to back]
5. BÖC 45th-anniversary show "Live In London June 17th 2017") [includes BÖC first album played in its entirety back to back]

 

Heaven Forbid and Curse Of the Hidden Mirror are GREAT BOC albums, right up there with the first 4.

 

Here for the cowbells.

 

Sold!

 

Nice...

 

American Classic Rock Icons BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Sign with Frontiers Music SRL

Don’t Miss BÖC Live:
7/10: Rochester, NY @ Hilton Firemen’s Field
7/12: Angola, IN @ T. Furth Center for Performing Arts
7/13: Grand Junction, CO @ Las Colonias Park Amphitheater
7/20: New Lennox, IL @ New Lennox Commons
7/27: St. Clair, MI @ Palmer Park
8/2: Lowell, MA @ Boarding House Park
8/10: Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
8/17: Saskatoon, SK @ Delta Bessborough Gardens
8/18: West Vancouver, BC @ Ambleside Park
8/22: Fall River, MA @ Narrows Center for the Arts
8/23: Truro, MA @ Payomet Performing Arts Center
8/24: Plymouth, NH @ Flying Monkey Performance Center
8/31: Portsmouth, OH @ Portsmouth River Days Festival
9/7: Montpelier, OH @ Williams County Fair
9/14: Rochester, NH @ Rochester Opera House
9/15: West Springfield, MA @ Eastern States Exposition
9/20: Newark, OH @ Midland Theatre
9/21: Mt. Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
9/27: Tracy, CA @ Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
9/28: Huntington Beach, CA @ Huntington State Beach
9/29: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/4: Newberry, SC @ Newberry Opera House
10/5: Hopewell, VA @ Beacon Theatre
10/6: Annapolis, MD @ Maryland Hall
10/11: Warren, MI @ Andiamo Celebrity Showroom
10/12: St Charles, IL @ Arcardia Theatre
10/18: Stafford, TX @ Redneck Country Club*
10/19: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live*
10/31: Staten Island, NY @ St. George Theatre*
11/1: Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn’s Peak*
11/8: Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre
11/9: Versailles, OH @ BMI Indoor Speedway
11/29: Akron, OH @ Tangiers
11/30: King of Prussia, PA @ Valley Forge Casino
12/5: Reno, NV @ Virginia Street Brewhouse
12/6: Montclair, CA @ The Canyon (Montclair)
12/7: San Luis Capistrano @ Coach House
12/8: Jackson, CA @ Jackson Rancheria Casino
12/27: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Clyde Theatre
12/28: Schenectady, NY @ Rivers Casino and Resort
1/15: San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
1/16: El Cajon, CA @ Sycuan Casino
2/7: Riverhead, NY @Suffolk Theater
2/8: Lancaster, PA @ American Music Theatre
3/6: Kansas City, MO @ Ameristar Casino
3/7: Florence, IN @ Belterra Casino
3/8: Warren, OH @ Robins Theatre

*With UFO

For More Info Visit:
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not sure if I 100% agree but those 2 albums would be ranked in my top 8 BOC albums and of course 4 of those spots go to the first 4

 

are they saying the remasters won't be released in America?

 

It's not really clear but that would be odd if the new reissues won't be available here

 

Not just a new album, but they're reissuing the albums I don't have on CD. (Heaven Forbid, Curse, Classics, etc) and other live releases. I'm pretty happy.

 

Looking forward to the reissues and a new LP

 

Sign me up.

It's a bummer that Curse and Heaven Forbid aren't being reissued in the Americas, as I'd love to have those on vinyl. Guess I'll hope for something down the road.

 

Crap. I didn't see that part.

Why wouldn't they release them in the US?

 

Even though it has a few great songs, I would say Curse of the Hidden Mirror is one of their two or three weakest albums. On the flip side, Heaven Forbid is one of their best, IMO.

 

Thank you very much for posting this information. This is great news. I am a first day buyer.

 

I am no longer happy. Now I'm just pissed off.

 

I have the originals of the ones I want so I will pass on the studio stuff but if the Blu-ray is reasonable I may consider it.

As for live stuff, how about some of the band avec Bouchards.

 

I just posted about this in an existing BOC thread where we were talking about an announcement coming up today - then I saw this separate thread....anyways....this is GREAT news but am totally perplexed about the "[Not available for North / South America] mentioned above.

I got the scoop on this from this link below (ULTIMATECLASSICROCK) and they made no mention whatsoever of that restriction.

Blue Oyster Cult Sign Deal for New Album

Even if true though, those in America that still need those out of print albums should be able to pick them up through any number of internet based places like amazon, amazon.UK, ebay, importCDs, etc etc etc at prices far below what the out of print originals had been fetching in recent years.

 

The Ultimate Classic Rock article is pretty much a condensed version of the official announcement posted earlier in the day on the BOC Facebook page so not all the information is present.
But, as you point out, these albums will still be obtainable by fans in North America.

 

They are covering a lot of New England this tour. I’ll catch again for sure.

 

In the studio!

 

The best thing about that to me is the guys are playing LIVE, playing TOGETHER. Rather than some kind of emailed protools seperate studio project with people miles apart never "connecting", just putting parts down in a vacuum.

Yeah maybe that is just a rehearsal and when it comes down to it of course there will be some separate recording of different parts to some extent but still it shows that they will be making a record with all bandmembers there in person, making music the good old organic way.

 

BOC have been one of my personal favorites my entire life so it makes me happy to see them back in the studio.