---
title: "Harakiri for the Sky"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/harakiri-for-the-sky"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Austria"
formed: 2011
---

# Harakiri for the Sky

**Harakiri for the Sky** is a black metal band, from Austria, active 2011 to present.

Harakiri for the Sky is an Austrian post-black-metal band formed in Salzburg and Vienna in 2011 by vocalist JJ and multi-instrumentalist Matthias Sollak, formerly of black metal band Bifröst. They have released six studio albums - Harakiri for the Sky (2012), Aokigahara (2014), III: Trauma (2016), Arson (2018), Mӕre (2021) and Scorched Earth (2025) - via German label AOP Records. The band has collaborated with numerous other bands in the post-black-metal scene, including Heretoir, Alcest, and Austere.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harakiri_for_the_Sky

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Harakiri for the Sky |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Wien, Austria |
| Formed | 2011 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Blackgaze](https://themetalnet.com/genre/blackgaze) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [V. Wahntraum](https://themetalnet.com/musician/v-wahntraum) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | [Harakiri for the Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/ff44e0d0-4373-4168-b262-2e6b4d603430) | Album |
| 2014 | [Aokigahara](https://themetalnet.com/album/dc0c0870-d43e-4726-8103-88f51692a994) | Album |
| 2016 | [III: Trauma](https://themetalnet.com/album/08c00ab0-2578-460a-8fdd-d127bcd9278a) | Album |
| 2018 | [Arson](https://themetalnet.com/album/25cdd0ad-8acb-4073-91a1-bdbf92a9071d) | Album |
| 2021 | [Mære](https://themetalnet.com/album/35036c7e-4338-40ba-b393-7e1605bb0fde) | Album |
| 2022 | [Aokigahara MMXXII](https://themetalnet.com/album/94a93f93-7bd7-4810-bcfc-78f17a559d76) | Album |
| 2022 | [Harakiri for the Sky MMXXII](https://themetalnet.com/album/0dd1998c-ef74-4385-ae91-9a9c512ad6f5) | Album |
| 2025 | [Scorched Earth](https://themetalnet.com/album/1212170f-9155-4d69-a6cc-11da065eef12) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Alcest](https://themetalnet.com/band/alcest) (listened together)
- [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together)
- [Sólstafir](https://themetalnet.com/band/solstafir) (listened together)
- [Insomnium](https://themetalnet.com/band/insomnium) (listened together)
- [Summoning](https://themetalnet.com/band/summoning) (listened together)
- [Violet Cold](https://themetalnet.com/band/violet-cold) (listened together)
- [Lantlôs](https://themetalnet.com/band/lantlos) (listened together)
- [Anaal Nathrakh](https://themetalnet.com/band/anaal-nathrakh) (listened together)
- [Ghost Bath](https://themetalnet.com/band/ghost-bath) (listened together)
- [ColdWorld](https://themetalnet.com/band/coldworld) (listened together)
- [UADA](https://themetalnet.com/band/uada) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6518643
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarakiriForTheSky
- bandcamp: https://harakirifortheskyofficial.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harakiriforthesky_official/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCR9vO85jjdkZwtPjqLuZWZw
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/at/artist/871354011
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/58KBq6qkQnfWYRqCjffQQq
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Harakiri_for_the_Sky/3540354014

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/harakiri-for-the-sky](https://themetalnet.com/band/harakiri-for-the-sky). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt