Formed in late 2011 by Tanner Huotari, Somber Eyes incorperates hints of doom and folk into primarily instrumental black metal.

With a demo and a debut full-length, Somber Eyes hopes to continue making dark music for many years to come, and as of May 2012, he has commenced work on a new EP, which has yet to be titled, and is set for a single-track epic.

Also, with the release of the EP, the project plans to have a name change from Somber Eyes to Aurinko, meaning "Sun" in Finnish.

However, this EP was never completed, and Tanner disbanded the project in early 2013 to move on to new ones.