Country of origin:
Austria
Location:
Vienna / Salzburg
Status:
Active
Formed in:
2011
Genre:
Post-Black Metal
Themes:
Depression, Addiction, Death, Suicide
Current label:
AOP Records
Years active:
2011-present
Compilation appearances:
- "Gallows (Give 'Em Rope)" on Songs from the Spirit of Roots (Pest Productions, 2013)
- "Panoptycon" on Zero Tolerance Audio 59 (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2014)
- "Gallows - Give 'Em Rope" on Pest Productions 2006-2016 (Hate and Elegy for 10 Years) DVD (Pest Productions, 2016)
Harakiri for the Sky is a post‑black metal band from Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, formed in 2011 by vocalist JJ (Michael Kogler) and multi‑instrumentalist M.S. (Matthias Sollak). The duo blends intense black metal with atmospheric, post‑metal and post‑rock influences to create emotional, melancholic and expansive music. Their themes often revolve around inner turmoil, despair and existential struggle.
They released their self‑titled debut in 2012 and went on to issue several acclaimed albums including Aokigahara (2014), III: Trauma (2016), Arson (2018), Mære (2021) and Scorched Earth (2025), all through AOP Records. Over the years the project expanded for live performances with additional musicians on bass, drums and guitar, enabling tours across Europe and appearances at major festivals. The band has been noted for pushing the boundaries of black metal into more atmospheric and emotionally complex territory.
| Current | |
| M.S. | All instruments (2011-present) |
| See also: ex-Bifröst, Exartet, ex-Anomalie (live), ex-Karg (live), ex-Schattenlicht (live) | |
| J.J. | Vocals (2011-present) |
| See also: Karg, Lûs, Svntarer (live), ex-Seagrave, ex-Hoffnungstod, ex-Schattenlicht (live), ex-Five Minute Fall, ex-Schabbock, ex-Small Night Searching | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Marrok | Guitars (rhythm), Vocals (backing) (2012-present) |
| See also: Anomalie, Antikvlt, Austere (live), Schammasch (live), ex-Selbstentleibung, ex-Tulsadoom, ex-Agrypnie (live), ex-Heretoir (live), ex-The Vision Bleak (live), ex-Noctiferum (live), ex-Panzerhass | |
| Mischa | Drums (2013-present) |
| See also: Asathor, ex-Tulsadoom | |
| Paul Färber | Drums (2018-present) |
| See also: Karg, Nekrodeus, Ellende (live), ex-Norikum, ex-Rectal Rooter | |
| Radek Karpienko | Bass (2021-present) |
| See also: Artas, ex-Devastating Enemy (live) | |
| Kerim "Krimh" Lechner | Drums (2021-present) |
| See also: Act of Denial, Dååth, Krimh, Septicflesh, Devin Townsend (live), Eboncrown, Eldvåg, Manège Noir, ex-Decapitated, ex-Thorns of Ivy, ex-Behemoth (live), ex-Redemptor (live), ex-Vesania (live) | |
| P. G. | Bass (2023-present) |
| See also: Groza, Antikvlt (live), Karg (live), ex-Atropos Wrath | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Thomas Dornig | Bass (2012-2020) |
| See also: ex-Dismal Lumentis, ex-Anomalie (live) | |
| Morbus J | Drums (2012-2013) |
| See also: Schattenlicht, ex-Karg (live), ex-Schabbock | |
| T. Martyr | Drums (2014) |
| See also: As Vampiric Shades and Belial Winds, Darkfall, Groteskh, Horns of Hattin, Irdorath, Isiulusions, Obsidian Chamber, Vargsriket, Véhémence, Dying Embers (live), ex-Wallachia, ex-Nocturne (live), ex-Lychgate (live) | |
| Vlad Purice | Bass (2017-2018) |
| See also: Valkyrja, Mortuus (live), In Slaughter Natives (live), ex-Diabolical (live), ex-Fides Inversa (live), ex-IXXI (live), ex-Mystruin (live), ex-Nominon (live), ex-Ondskapt, ex-Vena Cava, ex-Open Fire, ex-Rome (live) | |
| Daniel Fellner | Bass (2017) |
| See also: ex-Devastating Enemy, ex-Jestress, Aut Of Orda, ex-Ethos (Aut) | |
| Christoph Grabner | Drums (2017-2018) |
| See also: Artas, Mynskh, ex-Jestress, Seiler & Speer (live) | |
| Torsten | Vocals (2018) |
| See also: Agrypnie, Nocte Obducta, Theotoxin, Suel (live), The Wreckage of Erebus, ex-Anomalie (live), ex-Asaru (live), ex-Heretoir (live), ex-Area 51 | |
| Harakiri for the Sky | Full-length | 2012 | |
| Aokigahara | Full-length | 2014 | |
| Wooden Tape Box | Boxed set | 2015 | |
| Calling the Rain | Single | 2016 | |
| III: Trauma | Full-length | 2016 | |
| Tomb Omnia | Single | 2017 | |
| You Are the Scars | Single | 2017 | |
| Heroin Waltz | Single | 2018 | |
| Arson | Full-length | 2018 | |
| Mære | Full-length | 2021 | |
| Aokigahara MMXXII | Full-length | 2022 | |
| Harakiri for the Sky MMXXII | Full-length | 2022 | |
| Scorched Earth | Full-length | 2025 |