Jimmy Finn
(Birmingham)
Tuesday 21 Apr 2026, 5:44pm
My names Tom Brookes. I mainly go by the name Brookesey.
I recently quit the band Beneath The Noose (A band I Co Founded) on creative grounds. They wanted to move on from metalcore and move over to a more deathcore sound which at the start, I was all for.
A change in direction was desperately needed. But as time went on, I was left feeling creatively stifled. So, I made the difficult decision to step down. It was better for everyone.
Since then, I've been working on new material that where I've got full creative control over what I'm writing. I am leaning towards the deathcore direction that BTN wanted to go in, but because I'm predominately more of a thrash/groove/black metal player, I can be more diverse with it and work it into not only my style of playing, but my style of writing as well.
I have 2 songs very near completion in the demo stage. My plan is to write the ep, find a vocalist (I have a good friend of mine doing a guest spot for 1 of the songs). Put the ep out, then build a band around that.
My influences include, Machine Head (My all time favourite band), Megadeth, Children Of Bodom Orbit Culture, Slaughter To Prevail, Whitechapel (New Album), Judas Priest, Early 2000's Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Marduk (Legion Era) and Malevolence etc.
I do want to make it clear. Once a full band is in place, it's no longer my band. The goal is long term and my ambition is to headline the main stage at Bloodstock.
I'm looking for a vocalist with a diverse range of low and high screams. Clean vocals I can take them or leave them as I'm currently trying to relearn my raspy vocals.
Interested ?? Feel free to hit me up and I'll send you some snippets of the songs .