Blue Öyster Cult and Uriah Heep

Blue Öyster Cult's current members are vocalists Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom, Jules Radino on drums, Richie Castellano on the keyboards and rhythm guitar and Kasim Sulton on the bass guitar.

The band started out in 1967 with various different members, they named themselves "Soft White Underbelly". However this was eventually changed to Blue Oyster Cult in 1971.

Their self titled debut album was released in 1972 and included songs "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", "Stairway to the Stars", and "Then Came the Last Days of May". Their debut album was highly successful and subsequently led them to tour with The Byrds, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Alice Cooper.

Blue Öyster Cult went on to release their first live album, named, "On Your Feet or on Your Knees" in 1975, which impressively went gold.

After a string of success the band hit a brick wall when members started to leave and go solo, their album reached just 83 in the charts. They picked up after finding new members and enjoyed more success.

Since the release of their memorable debut album in 1972, the band has sold over 24 million albums around the world, with 7 million being sold in America alone. As well as this Blue Öyster Cult's music videos are highly regarded, achieving heavy rotation on MTV when the station first came about.

Formed originally in 1967 by guitarist Mick Box with David Garrick, as Spice. Having answer a music paper ad, Garrick and Box were joined by drummer Alex Napier and bassist Paul Newton. The band gigged, eventually making their way to the marquee level and gained the attention of Hit Record Productions Ltd.'s boss Gerry Bron who helped them get signed to Vertigo Records. The band changed their name to Uriah Heep and started to record their debut album, and three quarters into the recording of the album Alex Napier was replaced by Nigel Olsson (who in turn was replaced by Keith Baker). Despite the minor change, they released their debut album “…Very ‘Eavy…Very ‘Umble” in 1970.

Two albums later the band went through another lineup change resulting in a newfound chemistry. Using this, they released “Demons and Wizards” which was released in 1972 and peaking at number 20 in the United Kingdom and 23 in the United States. A year later Uriah Heep recorded and released a live double album during their performance at the Birmingham Town Hall. Meanwhile, Ken Hensley had gradually recording his own, mellower material; releasing his solo debut Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf the same year.

Unfortunately due to heavy alcohol use, the band became inconsistent with their performances for the rest of the 70s; in fact, it wasn’t until the release of “Fallen Angel” in 1978 that the band recorded an album with a consistent lineup. However, this was short lived when yet another member quit the band. They finally hit their stride with a constant lineup from 1987 until 2007, resulting in successful touring with some of their shows becoming recorded and released as live albums. Additionally, their release of their 1995 album, “Sea Of Light” was well received and was followed three years later by the release of “Sonic Origami” which allowed them to successfully tour Europe. The band released their 23rd album, “Into The Wild” on 15 April 2011 and again went back into the studio in early 2014, releasing “Outsider” later that same year.