Harakiri For The Sky: taking the overly long view
AUSTRIAN DUO HARAKIRI For The Sky have spent the last decade establishing themselves as one of the cooler names to drop as the post-black metal boom has swelled to critical mass. Their melding of ethereal, expansive melodies and harsh, frosty riffs almost felt zeitgeisty a few years back, so, as they unveil their fifth album, Mære, hearing what evolutionary steps they take feels genuinely intriguing.