{"id":46014,"date":"2023-05-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=46014"},"modified":"2023-05-25T21:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T04:17:48","slug":"megadeth-drummer-dirk-verbeuren-drum-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/megadeth-drummer-dirk-verbeuren-drum-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Megadeth Drummer Dirk Verbeuren Shares His Double Kick Secrets (And More)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unleashing Creativity With Megadeth | Dirk Verbeuren\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rawNLGxrKi4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s hard enough being &#8220;the new guy&#8221; (or gal) coming in partway through a group&#8217;s career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But joining a legendary band like Megadeth and filling the shoes of iconic drummers like Nick Menza? You know you&#8217;re in for a whirlwind experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dirk_Verbeuren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dirk Verbeuren<\/a> &#8211; formerly of Soilwork &#8211; was perfect for the job. The Belgian drummer was already an accomplished road warrior and studio musician, having worked as a session drummer with artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z3MUeu9wsQY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devin Townsend<\/a>, Jeff Loomis, Warrel Dane and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verbeuren joined Megadeth in 2016 and appears on their latest album, <em>The Sick, The Dying&#8230;And The Dead!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drumeo brought him (and his entire touring rig) out to the studio during Megadeth&#8217;s latest tour to provide you with a symphony of sonic destruction&#8230;and some practical insights into how he does what he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this free drum lesson complete with performances, Verbeuren talks about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to honor the parts but still find room for creativity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His swivel technique (and how his left foot is actually faster)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How he created the Dirk Blast from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/flam-accent\/\">flam accent<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you need to keep trying, even if you feel like you aren&#8217;t making progress (he&#8217;s been through it, too)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why his first big influences were hip-hop artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/5-tips-to-overcome-stage-fright\/\">overcame stage fright<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What he includes in his practice routine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How he almost quit several times during his career &#8211; and why he&#8217;s glad he didn&#8217;t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"blue-text-block\">For more Dirk Verbeuren content, make sure you&#8217;re a Drumeo member (click here for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/\">free 7-day trial<\/a>) so you don&#8217;t miss out on his other lessons and performances!<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Lesson Outline:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=32s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0:32<\/a> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Hangar 18&#8221; by Megadeth<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=316s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5:16<\/a> &#8211; Introduction<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=469s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7:49<\/a> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Symphony Of Destruction&#8221; by Megadeth<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=737s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12:17<\/a> &#8211; The type of drumming needed for Megadeth<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=1212s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20:12<\/a> &#8211; Showmanship<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=1297s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21:37<\/a> &#8211; His approach to double kick<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=1731s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28:51<\/a> &#8211; The Dirk Blast<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=1974s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">32:54<\/a> &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Soldier On!&#8221; by Megadeth<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=2267s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37:47<\/a> &#8211; Growing up listening to hip-hop<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=2418s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40:18<\/a> &#8211; Getting over the stress of playing live<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=2986s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49:46<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;We&#8217;ll Be Back&#8221; by Megadeth<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdmWqgr9UNA&amp;t=3270s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">54:30<\/a> &#8211; Outro<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Dirk Plays:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tama.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tama Drums and Drumsticks<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/meinlcymbals.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meinl Cymbals<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daddario.com\/products\/percussion\/evans-drumheads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evans Drumheads<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow Dirk:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dirkverbeuren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verbeurendirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DirkVerbeurenDrummer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megadeth&#8217;s drummer talks about joining the band, shows you swivel technique and performs some of the band&#8217;s biggest bangers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":220,"featured_media":46035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4019,4038],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drummers","category-full-lessons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/220"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46014"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46065,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46014\/revisions\/46065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}