Black Sun Aeon

Black Sun Aeon
Tuomas Saukkonen
Background information
OriginLahti, Päijät-Häme, Finland
GenresDeath-doom, doom metal, melodic death metal, death metal
Years active2008-2013
LabelsCyclone Empire, Stay Heavy
MembersTuomas Saukkonen

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,[1] reaching number 39 in the Finnish Charts.[2] The album received positive feedback,[3] and it features clean vocalist Mikko Heikkilä and harsh vocalist Mynni Luukkainen, as well as guest vocalists Tomi Koivusaari (Amorphis) and Ville Sorvali (Moonsorrow).[4]

The band's second album Routa was released on 1 April 2010,[5] available for free streaming throughout its first week of release.[6] 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".[7][8] The album received many positive reviews.[9][10][11] 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.[12]

The band released their third album Blacklight Deliverance on 3 October 2011.[13] While once again gaining more positive feedback,[14] it has also received a more mixed review, claiming that each track is "the same song only with a different title... over... and over..."[15] On 19 October 2011, a music video for "Solitude" was released.[16]

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,[17] although he would reform Before the Dawn in 2021.[18]

Musical style

Black Sun Aeon and its material have been described as death-doom,[7][9][14][15] doom metal,[19][10][15] melodic death metal,[19][15] and death metal.[14]

Members

Source:[19]

Discography

Source:[20]

Studio albums

  • Darkness Walks Beside Me (27 March 2009)
No.TitleLength
1."A Song for the Introduction"1:24
2."A Song for My Wrath"4:56
3."A Song for My Demise"6:05
4."A Song for My Sorrow"6:03
5."A Song for My Weakness"4:42
6."A Song for This Winter"5:39
7."A Song for My Illness"4:46
8."A Song for My Funeral"6:17
9."A Song for the One That Passed Away 4.9.2008 (bonus track)"4:13
Total length:44:05
  • Routa (1 April 2010)
Disc 1 - Talviaamu
No.TitleLength
1."Core of Winter"5:24
2."Frozen"5:46
3."Sorrowsong"6:30
4."Routa"5:15
5."Wreath of Ice"4:30
6."Dead Sun Aeon"6:00
7."Cold"5:40
Total length:39:05
Disc 2 - Talviyö
No.TitleLength
1."Funeral of World"7:20
2."River"4:26
3."Frozen Kingdom"5:06
4."Wanderer"4:56
5."The Beast"5:51
6."Silence"4:35
7."Apocalyptic Reveries"7:25
Total length:39:39
  • Blacklight Deliverance (3 October 2011)
No.TitleLength
1."Brothers"6:38
2."Solitude"5:25
3."Sheol"5:38
4."Oblivion"4:50
5."Horizon"5:21
6."Wasteland"6:20
7."Nightfall"7:13
Total length:41:25

Split albums

  • Dirty Black Summer (split EP) (2008)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Silence"Before the Dawn3:03
2."With Pain and Sorrow"Silentrain3:07
3."Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles cover)"Godsplague3:17
4."Bloodgod"The Final Harvest2:55
5."3rd Chapter"Black Sun Aeon5:55
Total length:18:16
  • My Darkness (1999-2013) (split compilation) (2015)
Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."My Darkness"Before the Dawn4:16
2."Unbreakable"Before the Dawn3:30
3."Alone"Before the Dawn3:53
4."Father and Son"Before the Dawn4:20
5."Seed"Before the Dawn4:17
6."My Room"Before the Dawn5:17
7."Vengeance"Before the Dawn4:16
8."The Black"Before the Dawn4:36
9."Disappear"Before the Dawn4:14
10."Scar"Before the Dawn4:36
11."I Was Never There"Dawn of Solace6:54
12."Dead Air"Dawn of Solace5:18
13."Wings of Darkness Attached on the Children of the Light"Dawn of Solace7:23
14."Wrath"Before the Dawn4:08
15."Faithless"Before the Dawn3:15
16."Deadsong"Before the Dawn3:23
Total length:73:36
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dying Sun"Before the Dawn3:11
2."Monsters"Before the Dawn4:50
3."A Song for My Weakness"Black Sun Aeon4:41
4."A Song for My Funeral"Black Sun Aeon6:17
5."End of Days"Before the Dawn4:03
6."Frozen"Black Sun Aeon5:52
7."Routa"Black Sun Aeon5:17
8."River"Black Sun Aeon4:27
9."Winter Within"Before the Dawn4:32
10."Deathstar"Before the Dawn3:31
11."Brothers"Black Sun Aeon6:37
12."Solitude"Black Sun Aeon5:25
13."Oblivion"Black Sun Aeon4:46
14."Pitch Black Universe"Before the Dawn4:44
15."Throne of Ice"Before the Dawn6:31
Total length:74:44
Disc 3 (unplugged album)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dead Air"Dawn of Solace5:18
2."Hide Me"Before the Dawn3:30
3."Monsters"Before the Dawn4:53
4."My Room"Before the Dawn5:17
5."Unbreakable"Before the Dawn3:30
6."Nightfall"Dawn of Solace4:16
7."I Was Never There"Dawn of Solace6:54
8."Frozen"Dawn of Solace4:08
9."Deadsong"Before the Dawn3:23
10."Morning Sun"Before the Dawn4:51
Total length:46:00
Disc 4 (Before the Dawn live DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."Pitch Black Universe"4:44
2."Dying Sun"3:11
3."Monsters"4:50
4."Throne of Ice"6:30
5."My Darkness"4:16
6."Vengeance"4:17
7."My Room"5:17
8."I Was Never There"6:52
9."The Black"4:27
10."Phoenix Rising"4:42
11."Fallen World"4:22
12."Eclipse"5:37
13."Deadsong"3:25
14."Unbreakable"3:30
Total length:66:00

Music videos

  • "A Song for My Weakness" (2009)
  • "Frozen" (2010)
  • "A Song for My Funeral" (2010)
  • "Solitude" (2011)

References

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  2. ^ finnishcharts.com - Discography Black Sun Aeon
  3. ^ "REVIEW: Black Sun Aeon - Darkness Walks Beside Me / Imperiumi.net". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  4. ^ Black Sun Aeon Interview Tuomas Saukkonen DARKNESS WALKS BESIDE ME Archived 7 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine access 2025-04-30, date 2009-04-29
  5. ^ "Black Sun Aeon - New Album Details". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Black Sun Aeon - New Album Available For Streaming". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  7. ^ a b CD-Review zu Routa
  8. ^ Keskisuomalainen
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  10. ^ a b "Black Sun Aeon - Routa". Stormbringer. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  11. ^ Black Sun Aeon - Routa - CD Review at Metal1.info Archived 30 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine access 2025-04-30, date 2012-10-30
  12. ^ "Black Sun Aeon - Two New Videos Online". Metal Storm. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  13. ^ "Black Sun Aeon - New Album Streaming Online". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c "Black Sun Aeon - Blacklight Deliverance". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d "Black Sun Aeon - Blacklight Deliverance review". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  16. ^ "Black Sun Aeon - New Video Online". Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  17. ^ Mäenpää, Toimittaja: Arto (10 January 2013). "Wolfheart".
  18. ^ "BEFORE THE DAWN: Comeback song and re-release of "Deadlight" including an acoustic gig". Vampster. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  19. ^ a b c "Black Sun Aeon - Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  20. ^ "Black Sun Aeon - Discography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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