Harakiri for the Sky

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Harakiri for the Sky
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Harakiri for the Sky at Party.San 2018
Background information
Origin Vienna and Salzburg, Austria
Genres
Years active2011–present
LabelsAOP
Members
  • Matthias Sollak
  • JJ
Website www.facebook.com/HarakiriForTheSky

Harakiri for the Sky is an Austrian post-black metal band formed in Salzburg and Vienna in 2011 by vocalist JJ (Michael V. Wahntraum) and multi-instrumentalist Matthias Sollak, formerly of black metal band Bifröst. They have released five studio albums – Harakiri for the Sky (2012), Aokigahara (2014), III: Trauma (2016), Arson (2018) and Mӕre (2021) – via German label AOP Records.

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JJ at Summer Breeze Open Air 2016

The band toured alongside Der Weg einer Freiheit and The Great Old Ones in March 2016 and played Summer Breeze Open Air later that year. For live performances, JJ and Sollak are joined by bassist Thomas Dornig, drummer Mischa Bruemmer and guitarist Marrok. In 2017, they were nominated for the "Hard & Heavy" category of the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards. [2]

Members

Touring musicians

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak positions [3]
AUT GER SWI
2012Harakiri for the Sky
2014Aokigahara
2016III: Trauma
2018Arson6229
2021Mӕre35422
2022Aokigahara MMXXII91
2022Harakiri for the Sky MMXXII
2025Scorched Earth (not yet released)

Box sets

Singles

Music videos

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  2. DerStandard.at : Amadeus Awards: Julian le Play und Voodoo Jürgens fünfmal nominiert (German)
  3. Charts: AUT / GER / SWI