John "Blackie Onassis" Rowan of Urge Overkill in 1993. (Bob Berg / Getty Images) John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, died on ...

Overkill bassist D.D. Verni has swapped his four strings for six, handling guitar and lead vocals with his new swing band D.D. Verni and the Cadillac Band. A music video for the first single, ...

John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 57. A spokesperson for the band confirmed his ...

John “Blackie Onassis” Rowan, the former drummer of the ’90s rock band Urge Overkill, has died. No details on his cause of death (or his age) were confirmed when the news was revealed on Wednesday.

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Thrash legends Overkill have just announced The Atlantic Years 1986 - 1994, a six-album retrospective box set that will be issued with vinyl and CD options on Oct. 29. The band was formed in 1980 in ...

Thrash metal pioneers Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer are called the Big Four, but many fans have long clamored for that number to be expanded to add bands including Overkill. The ...

The British New Wave hit the American charts hard in the first half of the ’80s. But it’s likely that many of the Brits held a little bit of envy in their hearts for the Australian invaders Men at ...

During the course of 365 days, the group put out 'Overkill' and 'Bomber,' two albums that inspired everybody from Metallica to Mudhoney to play over the top Although Overkill was the band’s second ...