Dirk Verbeuren Explained
Dirk Verbeuren |
Birth Place: | Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1975[1] [2] |
Occupation: | Musician |
Instruments: | Drums |
Years Active: | 1990–present |
Genre: | Heavy metal, extreme metal |
Current 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 |
Past Member Of: | Soilwork, Aborted, Phazm,, One-Way Mirror |
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 full-length 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 full-length album The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!, released in September 2022.
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.[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.
Equipment
Verbeuren 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
Personal life
Verbeuren is vegan.[24] [25]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Dirk Verbeuren – Encyclopaedia Metallum . Metal-archives.com . 18 March 2015.
- https://archive.today/20111017222740/http://meinlcymbals.com/artists/artist/ARTIST/dirk_verbeuren/ Dirk Verbeuren profile on Meinl Cymbals
- Web site: New album "Here and Now" to be released June 7th.. geoda.com.ar. 3 June 2019.
- Web site: 8 November 2017. FREYA Feat. MEGADETH/Ex-SOILWORK Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN: 'Eyes Of Malevolence' Song Streaming. 22 August 2016 . Blabbermouth.net. 22 August 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823173904/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/freya-feat-megadethex-soilwork-drummer-dirk-verbeuren-eyes-of-malevolence-song-streaming/. 23 August 2016.
- http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/helsingborg/soilwork "rockdetector.com artist profile: Soilwork"
- Web site: MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer. 14 July 2016.
- Web site: A Toontrack Interview with Soilwork Drummer Dirk Verbeuren – GearGods. en . 3 December 2013 . 12 February 2017.
- Web site: Tama artist interview: Dirk Verbeuren . en . . 28 May 2008 . 8 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929161951/http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/artist/tama_interview.php?interview_id=54 . 29 September 2011 . dead .
- Web site: "Dirk Verbeuren TAMA Drums" . 2015-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001956/http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/artist/tama_artist.php?artist_id=210 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
- Web site: "TAMA Drums Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) Signature Stick" . 23 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122141926/http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/eu/products/sticks/signature_DV.html#.VV_1qPlVg7I . 22 November 2015 . dead .
- https://archive.today/20160715100026/http://meinlcymbals.com/artists/Artist/show/dirk-verbeuren-55 "Dirk Verbeuren – MEINL cymbals: artists"
- http://www.evansdrumheads.com/EvArtistDetail.Page?ActiveID=3551&ArtistId=40557&sid=82dbe17b-9d65-4235-9b20-815c84d3bbf6 "Evans Drumheads : Artist Detail : Dirk Verbeuren"
- Web site: "dB Drumshoes, Belleville, IL – Artist Roster" . 23 May 2015 . 20 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120170946/http://www.drumshoes.com/roster.htm . dead .
- http://www.toontrack.com/product/library-of-the-extreme/
- http://www.toontrack.com/product/library-of-the-extreme-death-thrash/
- http://www.toontrack.com/product/library-of-the-extreme-fill-insanity/
- http://www.toontrack.com/product/metal-beats-midi/
- http://www.toontrack.com/product/the-metal-foundry-sdx/
- http://www.toontrack.com/product/metal-ezx/
- http://bravewords.com/features/70000-tons-of-metal-2014-report-and-photos-part-i-water-water-everywhere-and-way-too-much-to-drink
- Web site: Sybreed – Soilwork's Dirk Verbeuren To Record Drums For New Album. BraveWords.com. 24 April 2006.
- Web site: Of the Sky, by Hassan Iqbal. 20 July 2020. Hassan Iqbal.
- Web site: I, by Articulus. 2 September 2022. Articulus.
- Web site: Megadeth | Dirk Verbeuren.
- Web site: Steve Vai, Vegetarian and Stop Making Excuses – Q&A #17 | YouTube. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/l01uLqsLW_E . 21 December 2021 . live. .