Harakiri for the Sky

Harakiri for the Sky is an Austrian 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 four studio albums – Harakiri for the Sky (2012), Aokigahara (2014), III: Trauma (2016) and Arson (2018) – via German record label Art of Propaganda. 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.