Dirk Verbeuren
Belgian drummer
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Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian drummer, best known as the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, and formerly the drummer for the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork.
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Dirk Verbeuren | |
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Verbeuren in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 January 1975[1] Antwerp, Belgium |
| Genres | Heavy metal, extreme metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Member of | Megadeth, Scarve, Bent Sea, Powermad, Brave the Cold, The Project Hate MCMXCIX, Cadaver, Cobra the Impaler, Pulse of Nebulae, Geoda,[2] Freya,[3] Abyssal Vortex, Blood from the Soul, Kill Division |
| Formerly of | Soilwork, Aborted, Phazm, Anatomy of I, One-Way Mirror |
| Website | dirkverbeuren |
Early life
Verbeuren was born in Wilrijk, a district of Antwerp. Verbeuren cites Dave Lombardo and Mick Harris as earliest influences on his drumming.[4] Other influences include Gavin Harrison, Sean Reinert, Gene Hoglan, Tomas Haake, Steve Flynn, Pete Sandoval, Morgan Ågren, Tony Laureano and Chad Smith.[5][4] As well as being a metal musician and listener, Verbeuren is also a fan of hip hop music. In an interview, he mentioned The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, and Public Enemy as his favourite hip hop groups in his teen years.[4]
Career
Verbeuren has been either a session drummer or full-time member for many bands such as Satyricon[6], Sybreed[7], Hassan Iqbal[8], and Articulus[9]. He joined Soilwork in 2004 and recorded Stabbing the Drama (2005), Sworn to a Great Divide (2007), The Panic Broadcast (2010), The Living Infinite (2013), and The Ride Majestic (2015) with the band.[9] In 2016, Verbeuren left Soilwork to join Megadeth as a full-time member.[10] With Megadeth, Verbeuren recorded The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! (2022), and Megadeth (2026).
Verbeuren is endorsed by Tama Drums and sticks,[11][12] Meinl cymbals,[13] Evans Drumheads,[14] Toontrack software, dB drumshoes[15] and Alien Ears in-ear monitors. He recorded four elaborate MIDI drum packs for Toontrack: Library of the Extreme: Blasts and Fills,[16] Death & Thrash,[17] Fill Insanity[18] and Metal Beats[19] and contributed MIDI tracks to The Metal Foundry SDX[20] and Metal! EZX.[21]
