Austrian post-black metal outfit Harakiri for the Sky will release ‘Reliving the Trauma – Live at Theater Akzent’ on 4 December via AOP Records. The live album was recorded in May 2026 at Vienna’s Theater Akzent to mark the tenth anniversary of ‘III: Trauma’, the band’s third studio album, and will be available on physical formats as well as audio and video streaming platforms.
The recording documents a special theatre performance in which the band revisited that material in their home country. The album features eight tracks, among them ‘Calling the Rain’, ‘Funeral Dreams’, ‘Thanatos’, ‘This Life as a Dagger’ and ‘Bury Me’, all drawn from ‘III: Trauma’. David Pilz recorded the show, and mixing and mastering were handled at Kohlekeller Studio. The concert was also filmed by Julian Joy of Lauser Films.
‘III: Trauma’ was released on 22 July 2016, through Art of Propaganda, the label now known as AOP Records. In the studio, the record was the work of the band’s creative core: Matthias “M.S.” Sollak on all instruments and Michael “J.J.” Kogler on vocals. According to the label, the album marked a turning point in the group’s evolution and cemented their blend of atmospheric black metal, post-rock and deeply personal lyricism.
Since forming in 2011, the band have released six studio albums: ‘Harakiri for the Sky’ (2012), ‘Aokigahara’ (2014), ‘III: Trauma’ (2016), ‘Arson’ (2018), ‘Mære’ (2021) and ‘Scorched Earth’ (2025). ‘Mære’ debuted at No. 4 on the German albums chart, the band’s highest position there to date, while ‘Scorched Earth’ reached No. 10 in Austria and No. 11 in Germany. AOP Records also notes that the group has earned five nominations at Austria’s Amadeus Music Awards.
