The 8th album of Blue Öyster Cult “Fire of Unknown Origin” from 1981 contains the Top 40 hit “Burnin’ for You” (#1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart). For this work, they once again brought together their successful Team of Patti Smith and dark fantasy writer Michael Moorcock Moorcock together. The track “Veteran of Psychic Wars” is called by Connoisseurs, not least because of its length and song structure, one of the best works of the band.

“Fire of Unknown Origin” was the last studio album with the original line-up before a break of seven years last studio album with the original line-up. In many The end of an era and Blue Öyster Cult had difficulties in the next years and in the next years Blue Öyster Cult had difficulties to find a firm stand and radio in the years to come. Despite all this, this album is and remains an incredible masterpiece of the golden era.

1. Fire of Unknown Origin
2. Burnin’ For You
3. Veteran of the Psychic Wars
4. Sole Survivor
5. Heavy Metal: the Black and Silver
6. Vengeance (the Pact)
7. After Dark
8. Joan Crawford
9. Don’t Turn Your Back