Jimmy P. Brown II

**Associated Acts:** | Deliverance, Fearful Symmetry, Jupiter VI, Sombrance, Eraserhead, Cauldron of Puke, Betrayal, Biogenesis, Recon, Saviour Machine, Vengeance Rising, Worldview

**James Peter Brown II**, known best as **Jimmy P. Brown II**, is an American musician that began his musical career in 1985, with the founding of the thrash metal band Deliverance. Over the years, Brown has formed many other bands and going by certain aliases such as **Peter Braun** or **Billy "Bloodbath" Schmootz**, for his bands Jupiter VI and Cauldron of Puke, respectively. Brown also performed with Vengeance Rising under the alias of **Simon Dawg**.

## History

Brown was born on October 21, 1969, as the youngest child in the Brown family. He began his fascination with music at a young age, being highly influenced by David Bowie. Later, he became highly influenced by Daniel Amos Band. At the age of 16, Brown began the thrash metal band Deliverance alongside Lead Guitarist Rick Hawksinger and Bassist Alan Bostwick. The band would also hire on Chris Hyde, who also performed in Holy Soldier. Hawksinger and Bostwick did not remain in the band for long, with Bostwick being replaced by Manny Morales for a brief time and then Brian Khairullah. Brown, Hyde, and Khairullah searched for a replacement on lead guitar, with Hyde eventually suggesting Larry Farkas, who also performed with Holy Soldier at the time. Farkas, however, quit before they recorded a demo, being replaced by Glenn Rogers. The four would record *Greetings of Death*, a demo before they began writing their debut album.

In 1989, the band released their debut album, *Deliverance*, with the lineup of Brown, Hyde, and Khairullah, with Rogers previously deciding the depart from the band. Shortly thereafter, the band hired George Ochoa, who performed in Recon, to join on as a Lead Guitarist. The four would record their followup album, *Weapons of Our Warfare*, which would reach critical acclaim and earn the band their seminal album. However, Brown, Hyde, and Khairullah had a falling out due to a misunderstanding with Brown and their label. Because of this, Brown was led to hire on Mike Grato on Bass and Kevin Lee on Drums, who also performed with Recon with Ochoa. *What A Joke?* came out of Ochoa and Brown hoping to get off the label of Frontline and Intense. However, the label found out and locked them into a five-album contract. Ochoa was forced out of the band, with Mike Phillips joining the band. The band recorded *Stay of Execution*, which was produced by Terry Scott Taylor and Gene Eugene, who were influences on Brown in his early years.

*Learn* would also be produced by Taylor and Eugene, with Brown the only member return from the prior lineup. Manny Morales, who briefly performed with the band before Khairullah had joined, returned on Bass, with new members Lead Guitarist Jon Maddux and Drummer Jon Knox joining the band to record the album. Maddux, who was younger than the rest, had been picked on by Brown during some of the recording, who told him to record a guitar solo with two screwdrivers. *River Disturbance* saw the same returning lineup, including production, and was considered by Brown to be his favored record he had released. Brown returned to record *Camelot in Smithereens* with the band as he needed money to support his family, joined once again by Morales. The production team changed for the release, with Jerry Adamowicz taking over the production. Jeff Mason would also record drums for the album. The band would disband in 1996. Brown took a turn to addiction at this time, however, after coming to a revelation, he managed to turn away from his addiction.

In 2000, Deliverance would reform and record *Assimilation*, with Brown returning to the band and including a new lineup, featuring himself, Morales, and David Gilbreath on Keyboards, in addition to session musicians Justin DeTie on Guitars and Jim Calvert on Drums. Once again, in 2002, the band returned to dormancy, while the same could not be said for Brown. Brown began working on his project Fearful Symmetry, as well as a band called Cauldron of Puke. In 2003, Brown recorded an album with Fearful Symmetry, titled *This Sad Veil of Tears*, which was released through Retroactive Records. The following year, he put out a second Fearful Symmetry album, *A Loss of Balance*, which came out through Serpent Media Records. Following the release, however, the band seemingly disbanded, with Brown moving to create Jupiter VI, a project which saw him and the members use aliases during the release, with Brown's being Peter Braun. The band's debut album, *Back From Mars*, was released in 2006 through Retroactive Records, which featured Khairullah among the lineup. The same year, Deliverance was reformed with Brown, once again heading it up, with Phillips returning on Lead Guitars, Tim Kronyak joining on Bass, and Jupiter VI Drummer Mike Reed, to record their seventh album, *As Above - So Below*. Brown would keep the band active and occasionally perform, while he worked on other projects. In 2010, Deliverance played their only show without Brown in NordicFest, having Eli Prinsen of Sacred Warrior filling in.

Phillips announced the band would disband in 2011, with Brown likely making that decision. However, by July 2012, the band was back, with Brown, Phillips, and Morales returning. Jayson Sherlock, formerly of Mortification and Horde fame, offered his services to the band, hoping to record drums. With this lineup, the band recorded *Hear What I Say!*, which was said to be the last Deliverance album. Though Brown would later go on to say that it likely would not be the final release, due to past experiences of being guilted into recording new material. In 2014, Brown would revive Jupiter VI as a solo project, where he recorded his sophomore album, *Moveable Walls*, as well as the EP *Covered Stars and Undiscovered Planets*, which came out through Roxx Records. Brown would once more be roped into reviving Deliverance, but he decided if it was going to happen, that an "all-star" lineup would have been created, consisting of Brown, Ochoa, former Tourniquet Bassist Victor Macias, and The Crucified Drummer Jim Chaffin, who both were also longtime friends of Brown. The band, with the new lineup, performed multiple shows, including headlining Exodo Fest in 2016. According to Brown, the band received a lot of disapproval and overhead many snide remarks from the agents at the festival for him smoking a cigarette. After the festival, Ochoa departed from the band, with his spot eventually being filled by a returning Glenn Rogers. Greg Minier, also of The Crucified, was set to record solos on the album as well. The album, *The Subversive Kind*, was released through Roxx Records in 2018, produced by Brown and Chaffin.

Brown around this time had started another project known as Eraserhead, which saw Brown hire on Morales and Knox who had previously performed together on Deliverance's *Learn* and *River Disturbance* albums. The new project exhibits more of progressive metal and heavy metal tone, similar to the previous Deliverance albums. The album came out in 2018, around the same time as *The Subversive Kind*. Macias departed from Deliverance, with Morales again returning to the mantle of bassist.

## Bands

**Current**

* Deliverance - Vocals, Rhythm Guitars (1985-1996, 2000-2002, 2006-2011, 2012-present)
* Eraserhead - Vocals, Guitars (2017-present)
* Jupiter VI - Vocals, Guitars (2006-present), Bass, Drums (2014-present)

**Former**

* Cauldron of Puke - Guitars (2001-2002)
* Fearful Symmetry - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming (2003-2006)

**Session**

* Sombrance - Bass (2003, 2017)
* Vengeance Rising - Rhythm Guitars (1992)

## Discography

**Deliverance**

* *Greeting of Death* (1985)
* *Deliverance* (1989)
* *Weapons of Our Warfare* (1990)
* *What A Joke* (1991)
* *Stay of Execution* (1992)
* *Learn* (1993)
* *Deliverance: Intense Live Series Vol. 1* (1993)
* *River Disturbance* (1994)
* *Camelot in Smithereens* (1995)
* *Assimilation* (2001)
* *As Above - So Below* (2007)
* *Hear What I Say!* (2013)
* *The Subversive Kind* (2018)

**Eraserhead**

* *Eraserhead* (2018)

**Fearful Symmetry**

* *This Sad Veil of Tears* (2003)
* *A Loss of Balance* (2004)

**Jupiter VI**

* *Back From Mars* (2006)
* *Moveable Walls* (2014)
* *Covered Stars and Undiscovered Planets* (2014)

**Session**

* Hozana - *Demo* (1990)
* Recon - *Behind Enemy Lines* (1990)
* 12th Tribe - Knowledge Is the Tree of Life (1991)
* 12th Tribe - *Livin' in Babylon* (1992)
* Vengeance Rising - *Released Upon the Earth* (1992)
* Betrayal - *The Passing* (1993)
* Legend of Sinai - *Slave to Freedom* (1993)
* XL and Death Before Dishonor - *Sodom and America* (1993)
* Saviour Machine - *Saviour Machine I* (1996)
* Sombrance - *Eli* (2003)
* Biogenesis - *The Rise, The Fall, The Rebirth* (2012)
* Worldview - *The Chosen Few* (2015)

## External Links

* "Interview with Deliverance Frontman Jimmy P. Brown II". Sofa King Cool Magazine. Retrieved on September 8, 2020.
* "Pandemic with guest Jimmy P Brown II". Drunk Theology Podcast. Retrieved on September 8, 2020.

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2. ↑ "Vengeance Rising - Released Upon the Earth". Discogs. Retrieved on September 8, 2020.
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Brown, Jimmy (December 20, 2015). "Jimmy Brown of Deliverance, Jupiter VI (Part One)". As The Story Grows Podcast. Interviewed by Travis Turner and Stephen Sarro. Retrieved on September 8, 2020.
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