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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.
Megadeth recorded Last Rites, a three-song demo, in 1984, which featured drummer Lee Rauch and Ellefson. [2] Slayer guitarist Kerry King covered live dates at Ruthie's Inn and The Stone while a permanent replacement was sought. [1] Jazz fusion drummer Gar Samuelson would go on to join the band.
He began playing the drums at the age of 13. In 1993 he founded the power metal band Eidolon with his brother Glen.. While in rehearsal for "Blackmail the Universe Tour" in October 2004, six days before the first show, [1] Shawn replaced newly returned drummer Nick Menza in thrash metal band Megadeth, who, according to Mustaine, was unable to prepare for the physical demands of a full US tour.
Famous drummer Nick Menza died at age 51 after collapsing on stage at a Los Angeles club late on Saturday, his family said.
After leaving Megadeth, Gar formed a band with Megadeth touring musician, Mike Albert. The band, called Metalist, disbanded prior to signing to record label Combat Records. [citation needed] Gar later formed the band Fatal Opera, which featured his brother Stew on guitar. The first album, which was released in 1994, had Dave Inman on vocals ...
Mustaine was born on September 13, 1961, [15] in La Mesa, California, [16] (a nearby suburb of San Diego) to parents Emily Marie (née David) and John Jefferson Mustaine. His father was of French, German, Irish, and Finnish descent, [17] [18] while his mother was of German Jewish ancestry.
Megadeth's current lineup includes Mustaine, bassist James LoMenzo, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari and drummer Dirk Verbeuren. Megadeth earned platinum certifications in the United States for five of its sixteen studio albums, [4] and has received twelve Grammy nominations. Megadeth won its first Grammy Award in 2017 for the song "Dystopia" in the ...
Adler was a member of Megadeth from 2015 to 2016, appearing on their fifteenth album, Dystopia, and performed some touring dates in support of that album, as well as the touring and creative obligations with Lamb of God. Adler played in several local bands including Calibra, Jettison Charlie, Grouser and Darker Days before founding Lamb of God ...