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Dirk Verbeuren

Belgian drummer

Dirk Verbeuren
Summary

Belgian drummer

FieldValue
nameDirk Verbeuren
imageMegadeth - Wacken Open Air 2023 01 (cropped).jpg
captionVerbeuren in 2023
birth_placeWilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
birth_date
occupationMusician
instrumentsDrums
years_active1990–present
genreHeavy metal, extreme metal
current_member_ofMegadeth, Scarve, Bent Sea, Powermad, Brave the Cold, The Project Hate MCMXCIX, Cadaver, Cobra the Impaler, Pulse of Nebulae, Geoda, Freya, Abyssal Vortex, Blood from the Soul, Kill Division
past_member_ofSoilwork, Aborted, Phazm, Anatomy of I, One-Way Mirror
website

Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian musician and the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, amongst other projects. He previously was a member of the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork.

Verbeuren recorded five albums and a live DVD/Blu-ray with Soilwork, and performed in Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and China as a headlining act between early 2004 and July 2016. In 2016, Verbeuren left Soilwork to join Megadeth as a full-time member. With Megadeth, Verbeuren has since recorded the albums The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!, released in September 2022 and Megadeth, released in january 2026.

Influences

Verbeuren cites Dave Lombardo and Mick Harris as earliest influences on his drumming. Other influences include Gavin Harrison, Sean Reinert, Gene Hoglan, Tomas Haake, Steve Flynn, Pete Sandoval, Morgan Ågren, Tony Laureano and Chad Smith. Verbeuren is also a fan of hip hop music and mentioned The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, and Public Enemy as his favourite hip hop groups in his teen years.

Equipment

Verbeuren playing with [[Megadeth]] in 2016

Verbeuren is endorsed by Tama Drums and sticks, Meinl cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Toontrack software, dB drumshoes and Alien Ears in-ear monitors. He recorded four elaborate MIDI drum packs for Toontrack: Library of the Extreme: Blasts and Fills, Death & Thrash, Fill Insanity and Metal Beats and contributed MIDI tracks to The Metal Foundry SDX and Metal! EZX.

Session work

  • Anatomy of I (2011)
  • As I Destruct
  • Bralalalala (4 albums between 2018 and 2024)
  • Brave the Cold
  • Colosso
  • Jeff Loomis
  • Malevolence
  • Naglfar
  • The Devin Townsend Project
  • Eths, session drummer on Ankaa (2016)
  • Warrel Dane
  • Scarve
  • Satyricon (live session drums, January 2014)
  • Sybreed
  • Darkride
  • Hassan Iqbal
  • Yyrkoon
  • Articulus

Personal life

Verbeuren is vegan.

References

References

  1. "Dirk Verbeuren – Encyclopaedia Metallum".
  2. [https://archive.today/20111017222740/http://meinlcymbals.com/artists/artist/ARTIST/dirk_verbeuren/ Dirk Verbeuren profile on Meinl Cymbals]. Retrieved on 11 August 2012.
  3. "New album "Here and Now" to be released June 7th.".
  4. (22 August 2016). "FREYA Feat. MEGADETH/Ex-SOILWORK Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN: 'Eyes Of Malevolence' Song Streaming".
  5. "Rockdetector.com".
  6. (14 July 2016). "MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer".
  7. (3 December 2013). "A Toontrack Interview with Soilwork Drummer Dirk Verbeuren".
  8. (28 May 2008). "Tama artist interview: Dirk Verbeuren". [[Tama Drums]].
  9. ""Dirk Verbeuren {{!}} TAMA Drums"".
  10. ""TAMA Drums {{!}} Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) Signature Stick"".
  11. (15 July 2016). "MEINL Cymbals: Artists".
  12. "EVANS™ Drumheads | Official Site".
  13. ""dB Drumshoes, Belleville, IL – Artist Roster"".
  14. "Library of the Extreme – Blasts & Fills".
  15. "Library of the Extreme – Death & Thrash".
  16. "Library of the Extreme – Fill Insanity".
  17. "Metal Beats MIDI".
  18. "The Metal Foundry SDX".
  19. "Metal! EZX".
  20. "70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 Report And Photos Part I - Water, Water Everywhere And Way Too Much To Drink!".
  21. "Sybreed – Soilwork's Dirk Verbeuren To Record Drums For New Album".
  22. "Of the Sky, by Hassan Iqbal".
  23. "I, by Articulus".
  24. "Megadeth | Dirk Verbeuren".
  25. "Steve Vai, Vegetarian and Stop Making Excuses – Q&A #17 | YouTube".
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