Country of origin: Austria
Location: Vienna / Salzburg
Status: Active
Formed in: 2011
Genre: Post-Black Metal
Lyrical themes: Depression, Suicide
Current label: AOP Records
Years active: 2011-present
Harakiri For The Sky is an Austrian extreme metal band formed in Salzburg and Vienna in 2011 by vocalist JJ (Michael V. Wahntraum) and multi-instrumentalist Matthias Sollak. They have released four studio albums – Harakiri for the Sky (2012), Aokigahara (2014), III: Trauma (2016), and Arson (2018) – via German label AOP Records.
Harakiri for the Sky(H.F.T.S)来自欧洲腹地的奥地利,成立于2011年。其固定成员仅为两人,多乐器手M.S.(Matthias Sollak)和主唱J.J.(V. Wahntraum),两人均常年活跃在欧陆金属乐界,分别参与了许多不同的金属乐队及计划,包括但不限于异教/民谣金属Bifröst、单人后黑计划Karg等。
乐队名中的“Harakiri”一词来自日语“割腹”,意为切腹。这种东西混杂的命名方式看似不伦不类,却又完美诠释了Harakiri for the Sky音乐中的痛苦美学。他们的音乐空灵大气、绝望凄美,流畅优美的旋律和粗砺沙哑的嘶吼交织,宛若一幅在大陆上徐徐展开的物哀画卷,一股平静洋面之下汹涌的暗流。