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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.
"Killing Time" was released as the fifth part in a music video series depicting the origin of Vic Rattlehead, Megadeth's mascot. [8] As with the other videos, it was directed by Leo Liberti. [ 9 ] The video features Rattlehead fighting his way through many different wars in history.
Famous drummer Nick Menza died at age 51 after collapsing on stage at a Los Angeles club late on Saturday, his family said.
"Kill the King" first appeared on the compilations Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years, as one of two (or three, depending on the release) new songs included. [3] and would later appear on Warchest, Greatest Hits: Back to the Start, and Anthology: Set the World Afire.
Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth, released on November 1, 1994, through Capitol Records. [1] It is stylistically similar to their previous album, Countdown to Extinction (1992).
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 ...
Bandleader Dave Mustaine knew Behler because Gar Samuelson, the previous drummer for the band, used Behler as his drum tech. Behler eventually was fired by Mustaine for being a cocaine addict [2] and gave up his place in Megadeth to his own drum tech, Nick Menza. Before Megadeth, Behler was a member of The Meanies and Sinclair, among other groups.