Finlay works as a motion designer by day and on music by night, always bringing feeling as well as crunch to the band. Some of his main influences are Dream Theater, Sisters of Mercy, Gothminister, Godhead, Soman, Draconian, Katatonia, Combichrist, Aesthetic Perfection, Noisuf-X, Reaper. All in all far too many to mention and from many different genres.