A solid example of the full potential of post-metal, Austrian duo Harakiri for the Sky embrace a unique mixture of light and dark, building weight with a mix of melodic and blunt-edged instrumentation and a punishing vocal onslaught. Their albums, including Aokigahara (2014), Arson (2018), Maere (2021), and Scorched Earth (2025), have galvanized fans of the genre in Europe and beyond.
Prior to forming Harakiri for the Sky in 2011, vocalist Michael Kogler of Salzburg was best known under the name V. Wahntraum, the creative force behind black metal act Karg since the late 2000s...