- New band lead by BEFORE THE DAWNs Mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen. Feat. Guest appearances by musicians of SINAMORE, AMORPHIS, MOONSORROW and SOTAJUMALA! Great, atmospheric artwork by Matti Sinkkonen. Recorded & mixed by Juho Raiha (BEFORE THE DAWN, GLORIA MORTI) @ Soundspiral/ ONE MAN ARMY studio, produced by Tuomas Saukkonen, mastered by Mika Jussila @ Finnvox. Grim and dark, but yet atmospheric, melancholic and melodic for fans of early KATATONIA, early PARADISE LOST, SWALLOW THE SUN [!]
BLACK SUN AEON was born in the beginning of 2008 to reflect more darker personal side of the founder and sole member Tuomas Saukkonen (BEFORE THE DAWN, DAWN OF SOLACE, THE FINAL HARVEST).
Even after having written and produced two albums in 2008 (BEFORE THE DAWNs "Soundscape Of Silnece", THE FINAL HARVESTs "The End") there was something stirring beneath the surface, and from that abyss rised the BLACK SUN AEON debut album "DARKNESS WALKS BESIDE ME".
Beside the solo nature of the band a session live line-up is already gathered amongst the few and honoured that are giving their voice to the album as guest vocalists:
Tomi Koivusaari /AMORPHIS,
Ville Sorvali / MOONSORROW,
Mynni Luukkainen / SOTAJUMALA
Mikko Heikkila / SINAMORE.
TRACKLIST:
Chapter 1. (A song for the introduction)
Chapter 2. (A song for my wrath)
Chapter 3. (A song for my demise)
Chapter 4. (A song for my sorrow)
Chapter 5. (A song for my weakness)
Chapter 6. (A song for this winter)
Chapter 7. (A song for my illness)
Chapter 8. (A song for my funeral)
Bonus track:
Chapter 9. (A song for the one who passed away 4.9.2008)
Tuomas Saukkonen: Lead and Rythm guitars, Acoustic guitars, Drums and Percussions, Bass, Keyboards, Dark Vocals
Mikko Heikkila (SINAMORE): Clean vocals
Additional Dark vocals:
Tomi Koivusaari (AMORPHIS) - on Chapter 4
Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW) - on Chapter 5, 7
Mynni Luukkainen (SOTAJUMALA) - on Chapter 3, 5, 8