Black Sun Aeon was a Finnish death-doom project, formed in 2008 by Tuomas Saukkonen (Before the Dawn, Dawn of Solace, Wolfheart). The project released three studio albums before ending in 2013.
History Formed in 2008, Black Sun Aeon released its first album, Darkness Walks Beside Me on 27 March 2009, reaching number 39 in the Finnish Charts.finnishcharts.com - Discography Black Sun Aeon The album received positive feedback, and it features clean vocalist Mikko Heikkilä and harsh vocalist Mynni Luukkainen, as well as guest vocalists Tomi Koivusaari (Amorphis) and Ville Sorvali (Moonsorrow).Black Sun Aeon Interview Tuomas Saukkonen DARKNESS WALKS BESIDE ME access 2025-04-30, date 2009-04-29
The band's second album Routa was released on 1 April 2010, available for free streaming throughout its first week of release. It is an 80-minute double album, with the first disc Talviaamu focused on "clean vocals and melancholic melodies", and the second disc Talviyö being "harder, rougher, and darker".CD-Review zu RoutaKeskisuomalainen The album received many positive reviews.Black Sun Aeon - Routa - CD Review at Metal1.info access 2025-04-30, date 2012-10-30 On 11 April 2010, the band released a music video for "Frozen", along with a music video for "A Song For My Funeral" from Darkness Walks Beside Me.
The band released their third album Blacklight Deliverance on 3 October 2011. While once again gaining more positive feedback, it has also received a more mixed review, claiming that each track is "the same song only with a different title... over... and over..." On 19 October 2011, a music video for "Solitude" was released.
On 10 January 2013 through a press statement, Tuomas Saukkonen announced that he was putting Black Sun Aeon to rest along with his other active bands (Before the Dawn and RoutaSielu), ending them in order to create a new project called Wolfheart, which he will entirely focus from now on, although he would reform Before the Dawn in 2021.
Musical style Black Sun Aeon and its material have been described as death-doom, doom metal, melodic death metal, and death metal.
Members
Main founder Tuomas Saukkonen – all instruments, harsh vocals (2008–2013)
Session Mikko Heikkilä - live rhythm guitar, clean vocals (2008–2013) Mynni Luukkainen - live lead guitar, additional harsh vocals (2008–2011) Janica Lönn - clean vocals (2010–2013) Pyry Hanski - live lead guitar (2011–2013)
Discography Studio albums
Darkness Walks Beside Me (27 March 2009)
Routa (1 April 2010)
Blacklight Deliverance (3 October 2011)
Split albums
Dirty Black Summer (split EP) (2008)
My Darkness (1999-2013) (split compilation) (2015)
Music videos "A Song for My Weakness" (2009) "Frozen" (2010) "A Song for My Funeral" (2010) "Solitude" (2011)
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