Urge Overkill

Rock and roll group from Chicago, Illinois, USA, based around the core songwriting duo of [a=Nash Kato] ([a=Nate Kaatrud]) and [a=Eddie "King" Roeser]. Kato and Roeser both play guitar and sing lead and backing vocals (depending generally on which of them wrote the song). The current rhythm section is [a=Adam Arling] and [a=Nate Arling], also of The Last Vegas.

After an eight-year hiatus subsequent to breaking up in 1996, Urge Overkill reformed quietly in 2004 to play live shows and solidify the current line-up. The group released their first new song in fifteen years, "Effigy", in September 2010 as a taster for their then-forthcoming album, "Rock&Roll Submarine".

In Fall of 2021, the group announced the forthcoming release of a new album, "Oui," slated for January, 2022. Three singles were released in the last three months of 2021: "Freedom!", "A Necessary Evil", and "How Sweet The Light".