HARAKIRI FOR THR SKY

track-list:
Heal Me feat. Austere
Keep Me Longing
Without You I’m Just A Sad Song
No Graves But The Sea
With Autumn I’ll Surrender
I Was Just Another Promise You Couldn’t Keep
Too Late For Goodbyes feat. Svalbard
Street Spirit (Fade Out) feat. GROZA

HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY are:
M.S. – all instruments
J.J. – vocals

discography:
2012 Harakiri for the Sky Full-length
2014 Aokigahara Full-length
2015 Wooden Tape Box Boxed set
2016 Calling the Rain Single
2016 III: Trauma Full-length
2018 Arson Full-length
2021 Mære Full-length
2022 Aokigahara MMXXII Full-length
2022 Harakiri for the Sky MMXXII Full-length
2025 Scorched Earth Full-length

“A snapshot of the world we are living in – a world that’s tragically broken…“
Despair, loss, love, and existential struggles have always been the foundation of HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’s distinctive sound.
Since their formation in 2011, multi-instrumentalist M.S. and vocalist J.J. have gained recognition for pushing musical boundaries with their emotionally charged blend of atmospheric extreme metal and melodic post-rock, grunge and modern hardcore, carving out a genre of their own.
After maintaining a steady two-year release rhythm and producing five albums in nine years, the band decided to break from tradition following 2021’s ‘Maere‘ (which peaked at #4 on the official German charts).
Taking four years to craft their next epic chapter, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY will now release their new tour-de-force, ‘Scorched Earth’, in January 2025 through AOP Records.
“The great thing about HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY is that everything comes naturally—no rushed writing or hasty releases,”
says J.J.
“So, ‘Scorched Earth’ came together after years of experimenting with untypical sounds, yet on the other hand trying to stay true to our original post black metal style.”
He explains that the album’s writing process began a few months after the release of ‘Maere‘, during a time when the band—and the world—emerged from the isolation of the pandemic.
“It still seemed like one crisis followed another. Our society is divided to its core and peace seems further away than ever in the last decades. This is what inspired the title of the new album: ‘Scorched Earth’ is a snapshot of the world we are living, a world that’s tragically broken.”
Musically, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY continues to evolve, but don’t stray too far away from the path they have been walking for the past 13 years.
Their music is renowned for its melancholic, deeply emotional tone, exploring themes of existential despair, inner turmoil, and the human condition.
Over the years, these themes have solidified their place as pioneers of their own genre.
“When it comes to the lyrics, not much has changed,”
J.J. shares.
“Our songs still revolve around life’s three fundamental pillars: love, life, and death. But as we grow older, it takes longer to find new ways to express those feelings. The process is slower, but in the end, the poem becomes more solid and meaningful when, you let it grow. We’ve applied this same philosophy to the music on ‘Scorched Earth.‘”
Growth has been a defining element for HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY in recent years.
They’ve headlined tours across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia, earning a reputation as one of the most emotionally intense live acts in modern metal.
Additionally, they’ve garnered five nominations for Austria’s prestigious Amadeus Music Award.
Now, the band is ready to return to the stage, kicking off an extensive North American tour with Swallow The Sun in February, followed by a European headline tour in April to unveil ‘Scorched Earth‘ to the world.
The cover art, created by Brvno Gonzalez, is as striking as it is symbolic.
“For an album called ‘Scorched Earth,’ we needed a pretty dark artwork, as you can imagine. We chose purple—a color we had never worked with before. If you look closely, you’ll notice all the animals fleeing the burning city and forest are references to the creatures portrayed on our previous album covers. Therefore, ‘Scorched Earth’ is like the conclusion of all the albums we’ve done in the past, all that HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY stands and stood for, musically and lyrically. This is what we stand for, this is what made us, this is our story. To be continued…”