The Austrian black metal band Harakiri for the Sky was formed in 2011 by
frontman JJ, also known as Michael V. Wahntraum, and instrumentalist Matthias
Sollak. Already known by Austrian metalheads as a member of the folk-metal band
Bifröst, Sollak maintained his status in both groups until Bifröst's breakup in
2015. Based in both Salzburg and Vienna, Harakiri for the Sky's co-founders took
an experimental approach to the black metal format with their self-titled debut,
Harakiri for the Sky. The album appeared in 2012, and its accompanying tour
introduced an expanded version of the...