Urge Overkill

Summary

Urge Overkill is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,479 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Urge Overkill's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Urge Overkill's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Urge Overkill's record label is recorded as Ruthless Records^[5].
• Urge Overkill's record label is recorded as Touch and Go Records^[6].
• Urge Overkill's discography is recorded as Urge Overkill discography^[7].
• Urge Overkill's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• Urge Overkill comprises Nash Kato^[9].
• Urge Overkill comprises Eddie Roeser^[10].
• Urge Overkill comprises John Rowan^[11].
• 1986 marks the founding of Urge Overkill^[12].
• Urge Overkill's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[13].
• Urge Overkill's official website is recorded as http://www.urgeoverkill.com/^[14].
• Urge Overkill's start of work period is recorded as 1986^[15].
• Urge Overkill's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Urge Overkill'}^[16].
• Urge Overkill's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Arthur Freedman Collection Project^[17].
• Urge Overkill's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3189'}^[18].
• Urge Overkill's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3150'}^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[20]

• Country: US^[21]

• Began / founded: 1985^[22]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, power pop, punk rock, rock^[23]

• Community tags: alternative rock, hard rock, pop rock, power pop, punk rock, rock, rock and indie^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 120e728a-4078-47b7-a31c-d581ade28bde^[25]

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Founding

1986 marks the founding of Urge Overkill^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[13].

Why It Matters

Urge Overkill ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,479 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]