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Eric Bloom (born December 1, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the main vocalist, and "stun guitar" for the long-running band Blue Öyster Cult, with work on over 20 albums. Much of his lyrical content relates to his lifelong interest in science fiction.
In April 1969, when lead singer Braunstein dropped out of the group, Bloom became the band's vocalist. The band went through several name changes, but in 1971 settled on Blue Öyster Cult. Their first album was released by Columbia Records in 1972, and they were voted "Best New Band" by Creem magazine.
In 1976 their platinum album Agents of Fortune with its megahit "(Don't Fear) the Reaper" launched the band into international fame. Both Creem and The Rolling Stone voted "Don't Fear the Reaper" as a top single of the year.
Bloom has been one of the longtime members of the band throughout the decades, along with original member Buck Dharma (it is estimated that they have given over 4,000 live performances). He has co-written several of the band's more popular songs, with recent projects being "The Old Gods Return" and "Eye of the Hurricane", and often collaborates with writers both inside and outside the music industry.
BÖC are an album rock band rather than a singles band. The group's most popular singles are "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (1976), and "Burnin' for You" (1981). These were sung by lead guitarist Buck Dharma.
source: wikipedia
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