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 ...

Drummer Jason Bittner has split with Overkill after seven years of being in the band. Bittner joined Overkill in 2017 and drummed on their records The Wings Of War in 2019 and Scorched in 2023. In a ...

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 ...

Overkill's Bobby Blitz was the latest guest on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio program, just in time for the release of the veteran thrashers' 20th studio album, Scorched, which the singer contends ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Thrash metal band Overkill will be blasting into Albany for a spring performance at Empire Live. The concert is set for March 26 at 8 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports ...

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.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Empire Live in Albany will be hosting a performance by thrash metal giant Overkill. The show is scheduled for November 1. The metal band has released 20 studio albums, their ...

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 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 ...