Dirk Verbeuren: Last News

As the nation mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, today’s chart represents a historic moment being the first ever UK Official Chart published under a King, Charles III.

Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren has performed his own take on The Killers‘ ‘Mr. Brightside’ after hearing the track for the first time.For a Drumeo series on YouTube, the thrash metal drummer was tasked with listening to a song – without drums – once before recreating the track’s drums. In this instance, Drumeo’s team selected The Killers’ ‘Mr.

YUNGBLUD could claim his second UK Number 1 album with his self-titled third studio LP, as he leads the charge midweek.

Megadeth have finally announced their long-awaited 16th studio album ‘The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead’ and shared the first track – check out ‘We’ll Be Back’ below.READ MORE:  Download Festival 2022 review: metal’s fearsome energy rages on the smaller stagesDue out September 2, 2022, the new Megadeth album is the first the band have released since vocalist Dave Mustaine recovered from throat cancer.Speaking about ‘The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead’, Mustaine said: “For the first time in a long time, everything that we needed on this record is right in its place. I can’t wait for the public to get hold of this!”The album announcement comes alongside brutal first single ‘We’ll Be Back’ as well as the first of three short films chronicling the origins of Megadeth’s mascot, Vic Rattlehead.Produced by Dave Mustaine, ‘We’ll Be Back: Chapter I’ is a soldier’s tale of bravery, personal sacrifice, and the will to survive – check it out below:‘The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead’ was recorded at Mustaine’s house and features guitarist Kiko Loureiro and drummer Dirk Verbeuren alongside temporary bassist Steve DiGiorgio, who filled in for David Ellefson who was fired from Megadeth last year following allegations that the bassist had groomed an underage girl online.

Lamb Of God and Megadeth have released a new collaborative version of the latter band’s 1986 track ‘Wake Up Dead’ – listen below.The two thrash groups hit the road together last year for a run of US co-headlining dates, dubbed the ‘Metal Tour Of The Year’.This Saturday (April 9) Megadeth and Lamb Of God will head out on another joint run of concerts following the “enormous success” of their 2021 stint. They’ll be joined at the gigs by special guests Trivium and In Flames, who will both open each show of the tour.Ahead of the performances, Lamb Of God have shared a cover of ‘Wake Up Dead’ – the original of which served as the lead single from Megadeth’s second studio album, ‘Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?’ (1986).The fresh take on the track features all five members of Lamb Of God, as well as additional vocals and guitar parts by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.