Dirk Verbeuren (born in Wilrijk, Belgium 1975) is a renowned heavy metal drummer, most notably recognized for his work in the Swedish melodeath band, Soilwork, and the French melodeath band, Scarve. Due to his complex and precise drum work, he has been in high demand as a session drummer. He has lent his talent to bands such as Sybreed, Lyzanxia, and Aborted, just to name a very few. Of the bands he has worked with, he is a permanent member of only Scarve (founding member) and of Soilwork (as of 2005). He uses Tama drums and Meinl Percussion cymbals. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, Scandinavian metal, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in late 1995, originally under the name Inferior Breed. ... Scarve is a six member tech metal band from France. ... Sybreed (which stands for synthetic breed) is an industrial metal band hailing from Switzerland. ... Lyzanxia is a French metal group that combine thrash metal with elements of death metal. ... Aborted, formed in 1995, is a Belgian brutal death metal band. ... Neil Pearts Tama Artstar drum kit Tama is a drum company owned by Hoshino Gakki Group. ... Meinl Percussion is a leading manufacturer of cymbals and other percussion instruments, based in Neustadt in Germany. ...