Blue Öyster Cult - The Symbol Remains [2020/FLAC]

 The Symbol Remains is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on October 9, 2020.

The title comes from a lyric on Blue Öyster Cult's 1983 LP The Revolution By Night in the song “Shadow Of California.“

This is the band's first studio release since 2001's Curse of the Hidden Mirror, making it the longest gap between the band's studio albums. It also marks the recording debut by long-time members Jules Radino and Richie Castellano, as well as the first studio album since 1985's Club Ninja to not feature Allen Lanier, who died in 2013. 


  •     Eric Bloom – guitars, keyboards, vocals
  •     Buck Dharma – guitars, keyboards, programming, vocals
  •     Richie Castellano – guitars, keyboards, programming, vocals
  •     Danny Miranda – bass guitar, backing vocals
  •     Jules Radino – drums, percussion, backing vocals


Additional musicians


  •     Albert Bouchard – backing vocals, cowbell and percussion on "That Was Me"
  •     Andy Ascolese - keyboards on "Nightmare Epiphany" and "Florida Man"; piano on "The Alchemist"
  •     David Lucas - Backing vocals on "Edge of the World", "The Machine", "Florida Man" and "Secret Road"; cowbell on "Fight"
  •     Phil Castellano - harmonica on "Train True (Lennie's Song)"; gang vocals on "Stand and Fight"; backing vocals and claps on "Florida Man"; choir programming on "Secret Road"
  •     Kasim Sulton - backing vocals on "The Return of St. Cecilia" and "There's a Crime"
  •     Steve La Cerra - gang vocals on "Stand and Fight"; backing vocals and claps on "Florida Man"
  •     Kevin Young - gang vocals on "Stand and Fight"; backing vocals and claps on "Florida Man"
  •     John Castellano - backing vocal on "Florida Man"
  •     Jeff Nolan - theremin on "Florida Man"

01. That Was Me (3:19)
02. Box in My Head (3:45)
03. Tainted Blood (4:18)
04. Nightmare Epiphany (5:31)
05. Edge of the World (4:52)
06. The Machine (4:15)
07. Train True (Lennie's Song) (3:57)
08. The Return of St. Cecilia (4:13)
09. Stand and Fight (4:49)
10. Florida Man (4:09)
11. The Alchemist (6:00)
12. Secret Road (5:24)
13. There's a Crime (3:37)