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.
Dirk Verbeuren | |
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 Verbeuren in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 January 1975[1][2] Wilrijk, 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,[3] Freya,[4] Abyssal Vortex, Blood from the Soul, Kill Division |
| Formerly of | Soilwork, Aborted, Phazm, Anatomy of I, One-Way Mirror |
| Website | dirkverbeuren |
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.[5] In 2016, Verbeuren left Soilwork to join Megadeth as a full-time member.[6] With Megadeth, Verbeuren has since recorded the album The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!, released in September 2022.
Influences
editVerbeuren 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.[7][8] 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.[8]
Equipment
editVerbeuren is endorsed by Tama Drums[9] and sticks,[10] Meinl cymbals,[11] Evans Drumheads,[12] Toontrack software, dB drumshoes[13] and Alien Ears in-ear monitors. He recorded four elaborate MIDI drum packs for Toontrack: Library of the Extreme: Blasts and Fills,[14] Death & Thrash,[15] Fill Insanity[16] and Metal Beats[17] and contributed MIDI tracks to The Metal Foundry SDX[18] and Metal! EZX.[19]
Session work
edit- As I Destruct
- Brave the Cold
- Colosso
- Jeff Loomis
- Malevolence
- Naglfar
- The Devin Townsend Project
- Eths, session drummer on Ankaa (2016)
- Warrel Dane
- Satyricon (live session drums, January 2014)[20]
- Sybreed[21]
- Darkride
- Hassan Iqbal[22]
- Yyrkoon
- Articulus[23]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dirk Verbeuren – Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Dirk Verbeuren profile on Meinl Cymbals. Retrieved on 11 August 2012.
- ^ "New album "Here and Now" to be released June 7th". Geoda.com.ar. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "FREYA Feat. MEGADETH/Ex-SOILWORK Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN: 'Eyes Of Malevolence' Song Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Rockdetector.com". 12.rockdetector.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer". 14 July 2016.
- ^ "A Toontrack Interview with Soilwork Drummer Dirk Verbeuren". Geargods.net. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Tama artist interview: Dirk Verbeuren". Tama Drums. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ ""Dirk Verbeuren | TAMA Drums"". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ ""TAMA Drums | Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) Signature Stick"". Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "MEINL Cymbals: Artists". Archive.ph. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "EVANS™ Drumheads | Official Site". Daddario.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ ""dB Drumshoes, Belleville, IL – Artist Roster"". Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Library of the Extreme – Blasts & Fills". Toontrack.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Library of the Extreme – Death & Thrash". Toontrack.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Library of the Extreme – Fill Insanity". Toontrack.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Metal Beats MIDI". Toontrack.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "The Metal Foundry SDX". Toontrack.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Metal! EZX". Toontrack.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 Report And Photos Part I - Water, Water Everywhere And Way Too Much To Drink!". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Sybreed – Soilwork's Dirk Verbeuren To Record Drums For New Album". Bravewords.com. 24 April 2006.
- ^ "Of the Sky, by Hassan Iqbal". Hassaniqbal.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "I, by Articulus". Articulus.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Megadeth | Dirk Verbeuren". Megadeth.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Steve Vai, Vegetarian and Stop Making Excuses – Q&A #17 | YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.