Lahti based Gothic Metal project DAWN OF SOLACE is a solo undertaking of Tuomas Saukkonen from BEFORE THE DAWN. An album, entitled 'The Darkness', was released in May 2006 through label Dead Air Records. Subsequently Locomotive Music took the album on for European and North American license. Recorded at Pinksound Studios the record included session players Juho Räihä from GLORIA MORTI, MY RAGE and BEFORE THE DAWN, on guitar, bass and drums, and Aleksanteri Kuosa on vocals, keyboards and drums. Lars Eikind of WINDS, AGE OF SILENCE, KHOLD, TULUS and BEFORE THE DAWN and Jukka Salovaara also contributed vocals.

Mikko Heikkilä, of SINAMORE, forged a further side union with Tuomas Saukkonen under the title BLACK SUN AEON, debuting with a March 2009 album 'Darkness Walks Besides Me'.