Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John "Blackie Onassis" Rowan of Urge Overkill in 1993. (Bob Berg / Getty Images) John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urge Overkill in the mid-'90s. (Photo: Getty Images) In June 1993, a Chicago power trio of lounge-dwelling, martini-swilling, ...

For some, Urge Overkill could be lumped in with the surplus of axe-wielding rockers on offer in the 1990s, though the Chicago trio had some interesting distinctions. If you only came on board with ...

Nash Kato and Eddie “King” Roeser of Urge Overkill nearly pulled off a neat trick in the early ’90s, presenting themselves as chic, dick-swinging rock stars before they became actual rock stars. They ...

Overkill rocked the Starland Ballroom as part of their tour in support of their latest album, 'White Devil Armory,' and they were welcomed with open arms by the hometown New Jersey crowd. Frontman ...

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 ...

Against looonnng odds, Urge Overkill’s first album since 1995’s pooch-screw Exit the Dragon isn’t horrific, but considering the satiric/horrific chalk line they’ve always sloshed across, that’s just ...

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 ...