# Black Blade guitar solo

> Buck Dharma's guitar solo on Black Blade by Blue Öyster Cult (1980) starts at about 3:30. From the album Cultösaurus Erectus.

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Blue Öyster Cult, 1980, from *Cultösaurus Erectus*. Solo by *Buck Dharma*.

A sword-and-sorcery epic co-written with Michael Moorcock, with a lead that rides the churning synths and riffs.

Black Blade by Blue Öyster Cult is #18 in our ranking of the best Blue Öyster Cult guitar solos. The solo is played by Buck Dharma and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Blue Öyster Cult Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blue-oyster-cult-guitar-solos/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Black Blade?

Buck Dharma played the solo on Blue Öyster Cult's Black Blade (1980).

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