Editing Blue Öyster Cult (section)

===''The Symbol Remains'' and ''Ghost Stories'' (2017–present)===
[[File:Blue Öyster Cult 2012 Edmonton 223b.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Blue Öyster Cult performs in [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada, 2012]]
In a May 2017 appearance on Castellano's "Band Geek" podcast, Bloom confirmed that there were tentative plans to release a new album in 2018 and that the band was currently considering offers from multiple record labels. He also stated that former bassist Danny Miranda would be playing with the band for the remainder of the year due to Sulton's prior touring commitments with [[Todd Rundgren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riotcast.com/bandgeek|title=Band Geek|website=riotcast.com|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207095011/http://www.riotcast.com/bandgeek|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the same year, the band's official website started to list Miranda as an official member, stating that Miranda had "returned to BÖC" in early 2017.

Buck Dharma stated in February 2019 that the band would be recording a new album to be released by fall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themidlandsrocks.com/blue-oyster-cults-buck-dharma-interview-ahead-of-uk-tour/|title=Blue Oyster Cult's Buck Dharma interview ahead of UK tour|website=Themidlandsrocks.com|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108032044/https://www.themidlandsrocks.com/blue-oyster-cults-buck-dharma-interview-ahead-of-uk-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 10, 2019, it was announced that the band had signed to Frontiers Music, and would in fact be releasing the new album in 2020. "It's been a long time since BÖC's last studio album. Recording with Danny, Richie and Jules should be a great experience as we've been touring together for years, and Buck and I look forward to including them in the creative and recording process," said Bloom. "The current band is GREAT and has never been recorded other than live, so we feel now's the time for new songs to be written and recorded. About half of the songs for the new record exist and the rest will be finished during the process," added Buck Dharma. In February 2020, Richie Castellano posted a short video to Facebook featuring himself and Eric Bloom, stating that the band were working on the new Blue Öyster Cult record remotely by using ConnectionOpen online audio collaboration tool.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/richiecastellano.bandgeek/posts/10158774126244041|title=Richie Castellano|website=Facebook.com|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

In August 2020, the band announced on their website that their fifteenth studio album ''[[The Symbol Remains]]'' would be released on October 9, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blueoystercult.com/bocNews.html|title=Blue Öyster Cult: The Symbol Remains New Album on Schedule for Fall Release|website=Blueoystercult.com|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Öyster Cult Unveils Details Of First Album In Nearly Two Decades, 'The Symbol Remains'|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/blue-oyster-cult-unveils-details-of-first-album-in-nearly-two-decades-the-symbol-remains/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=August 16, 2020|date=August 15, 2020}}</ref> The span of nineteen years between ''Curse of the Hidden Mirror'' and ''The Symbol Remains'' marks the longest gap between studio albums in Blue Öyster Cult's career. The album was released to a positive critical reception, with tracks such as "Box In My Head" and "The Alchemist" receiving high praise.<ref name="BlabbermouthReview">{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Dom |title=Blue Öyster Cult: "The Symbol Remains" |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/the-symbol-remains/ |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=October 8, 2020 |access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>

In October 2022, during their European headlining tour, Blue Öyster Cult supported [[Deep Purple]] at five arena shows in the United Kingdom.

On April 12, 2024, Blue Öyster Cult released their sixteenth and final studio album ''Ghost Stories'', which includes both reimagined tracks and "lost gems" from between 1978 and 2016, as well as studio versions of their covers of [[MC5]]'s "[[Kick Out the Jams (song)|Kick Out the Jams]]" and [[The Animals]]' "[[We Gotta Get Out of This Place]].".<ref name="ghoststories" />