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 ...

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 never joined thrash metal’s Big Four, but albums like The Years of Decay and Horrorscope built a legacy worthy of ...

Well, you know, I think one of the things about us is that we're really opportunists when it comes to this and we love to have new opportunities come our way, especially when we're the ones who have ...

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 ...

One of the best exports to come out of the Garden State is the thrash metal band Overkill. Dudes have been doing it for a long time and they continue to put out killer tunes even after all these years ...

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 “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.

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 ...

Onassis (real name: Johnny Rowan) drummed on the band's biggest hit: a cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" for the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. By Katie Atkinson Executive Digital ...