suicide forest is the first project of William Hayward (born February 22nd, 1991), who now goes by the moniker of DØVES. Hayward’s work under suicide forest spanned from January 2013 when he released his first project, codeine demos on bandcamp to “flood,” the latest released under this pseudonym.

The project tends to embrace a more macabre and minimalist sonic than what Hayward sometimes demonstrates under DØVES, like on his EP, 333. Hayward’s work under suicide forest is a mix of instrumental and lyrical cuts – when lyrical, he recurringly embraces themes of depression, guilt, regret, drug abuse and love.