Now, it should come as no surprise that Overkill’s working on their follow up to 2023’s Scorched, but Ellsworth said the band ...

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 ...

Drummer Jason Bittner’s departure from legendary thrash metal band Overkill back in August didn’t really come as a huge shock to anyone. Bittner has long been involved with metalcore act Shadows Fall ...

Overkill is back after four years with a new record Scorched due out April 14 and a new single called "Wicked Place". Scorched was mixed by Colin Richardson and his assistant engineer Chris Clancy, ...

Maybe time has finally caught up to Urge Overkill’s sense of humor. Just as the trio was hitting its cocksure stride in the ’90s, grungy imports from Seattle made its glammy shtick seem tragically ...

John Rowan, who performed as Blackie Onassis as the drummer for ‘90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill, died Tuesday, according to The Los Angeles Times. He was 57. A cause of death was not given. While ...

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.