SOILWORK @ Wacken 2008

Drumkit: TAMA Starclassic Maple A: Snare drum: 14" x 4" B: Rack tom: 12" x 11" C: Rack tom: 13" x 11" D: Floor tom: 16" x 16" E: Floor tom: 18" x 16" F: Kick drum: 22" x 18" G: Double pedal: Iron Cobra Power Glide   Hardware: Tama Sticks: Tama Dirk Verbeuren Signature Shoes: dB drumshoes

Cymbals: MEINL 1. Mb20 Heavy Soundwave Hi-Hat 14" 2. Mb20 Heavy Crash 16" 3. Generation X Trash Hat 14" 4. Mb20 Rock Splash 12" 5. Mb20 Heavy Crash 18" 6. Mb20 Rock Splash 10" 7. Mb20 Heavy Bell Ride 22" 8. Sound Caster Custom Hi-Hat 14" 9. Mb20 Rock China 18"

Dirk Verbeuren also uses Shure E5 in-ear monitors.
SOILWORK uses the DarkPlayer backing track system.



Below is the drumkit Dirk used for the recording of SOILWORK's Sworn To A Great Divide: a Tama Starclassic Maple/Birch kit kindly provided by Peter Wildoer (DARKANE). Dirks cymbal setup often varies in the studio (complete list coming soon!)

Below is Dirk's personal Tama Starclassic Maple kit as used for the SYBREED Antares recordings at Taurus Studio in Geneva, Switzerland. Note the added Meinl Classics 8" Bell on the left.