Dirk Verbeuren
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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.
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Background information | |
Born | (1975-01-08) 8 January 1975 (age 49)[1][2] Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium |
Genres | Heavy metal, extreme metal |
Occupation(s) | 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 |
Formerly of | Soilwork, Aborted, Phazm, Anatomy of I, One-Way Mirror |
Website | dirkverbeuren |
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.