Dirk Verbeuren

Dirk Verbeuren
Verbeuren in 2023
Background information
Born (1975-01-08) 8 January 1975 (age 49)[1][2]
Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
GenresHeavy metal, extreme metal
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsDrums
Years active1990–present
Member ofMegadeth, 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 ofSoilwork, Aborted, Phazm, Anatomy of I, One-Way Mirror
Websitedirkverbeuren.com

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.[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.

  1. ^ "Dirk Verbeuren – Encyclopaedia Metallum". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ Dirk Verbeuren profile on Meinl Cymbals. Retrieved on 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ "New album "Here and Now" to be released June 7th". Geoda.com.ar. 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Rockdetector.com". 12.rockdetector.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ "MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer". 14 July 2016.