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Harakiri for the Sky

Harakiri for the Sky is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Placebo, Radiohead and Tears for Fears. Those roots explain a lot about how Harakiri for the Sky arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ellende, Heretoir, Saor, Unreqvited and Gaerea, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Great Old Ones, Der Weg einer Freiheit, Austere, Alcest and Heretoir, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Harakiri for the Sky, reaching back through Placebo and forward to The Great Old Ones. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Harakiri for the Sky is an Austrian post-black-metal band formed in Salzburg and Vienna in 2011 by vocalist JJ and multi-instrumentalist Matthias Sollak, formerly of black metal band Bifröst. They have released six studio albums - Harakiri for the Sky (2012), Aokigahara (2014), III: Trauma (2016), Arson (2018), Mӕre (2021) and Scorched Earth (2025) - via German label AOP Records. The band has collaborated with numerous other bands in the post-black-metal scene, including Heretoir, Alcest, and Austere.

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Harakiri for the SkyPlaceboRadioheadTears for FearsThe Great Old OnesDer Weg einer FreiheitAustereAlcestHeretoirEllendeHeretoirSaorUnreqvitedGaereaMØLNumenoreanGhost Bath

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Harakiri for the Sky connections

Harakiri for the Sky grew out of Placebo, Radiohead and Tears for Fears, shares an orbit with Ellende, Heretoir, Saor and Unreqvited, went on to shape The Great Old Ones, Der Weg einer Freiheit, Austere and Alcest. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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