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Heaven Forbid
Rock · 1998 · 11 tracks

Heaven Forbid

Blue Öyster Cult

A heavy, late-career resurgence blending crunching nineties metal riffs with the cerebral, sci-fi noir storytelling of cyberpunk author John Shirley.

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It's the BÖC you know but with a much sharper, nineties-metal edge and lyrics by a cyberpunk legend.

A gritty, urban resurgence that trades cosmic mystery for hard-edged, cynical storytelling.

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The production is built around crisp clean than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
See You in Black
3:17
02
Harvest Moon
4:55
03
Power Underneath Dispair
3:30
04
X‐Ray Eyes
3:48
05
Hammer Back
3:35
06
Damaged
4:22
07
Cold Gray Light of Dawn
3:51
08
Real World
5:08
09
Live for Me
5:19
10
Still Burnin’
3:39
11
In Thee (live at Millbrook)
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, aggressive opening riff of See You in Black that signals a much heavier direction than their previous decade of work.
The melodic, almost haunting transition into the chorus of Harvest Moon that recaptures their classic seventies mystery.
The raw, self-deprecating snarl during the bridge of Damaged where the vocals take on a jagged, beast-like quality.
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