During the following US tour, the new management of Columbia Records, which had been sold to Sony Music in 1988,[REF] terminated Columbia's almost 20-year relationship with Blue Öyster Cult because of their low sales [REF].
A review of their performance at The Ritz in New York on January 6, 1989 highlights the good shape and musicianship of the band, but remarks that the new songs were played with considerably less enthusiasm than the rest of the show [REF].