Country : Taiwan
Genre : Folk/Gothic Metal
Release date : June 20th, 2015
Version desc . : CD DIGIPAK x1
Elegy for the Blossoms is the second album of the Taiwanese folk metal band Crescent Lament, released in June 2015, which recounts a story based on the life of Taiwanese geishas in the late Japanese period and early Chinese Nationalist Party period in Taiwan’s history—behind their smiles when greeting the clients, the geishas could not help but feel helpless, since they had no say over their own lives.
Elegy for the Blossoms was written in Taiwanese, and blends Taiwanese history, culture, and metal metal, while using traditional Taiwanese and Japanese instruments to create a sorrowful yet beautiful atmosphere.
The album cover was designed by well known Taiwanese illustrator KCN, with a modern retroactive image.
【花殤】是 Crescent Lament 的第二張專輯，於2015年發行。專輯訴說著一位台灣藝妲–阿香–的辛酸故事，發生在日治時代後期、至國民政府來台初期的大稻埕。
主角以台灣早年藝妲生活為藍本，描述台灣藝妲面對賣藝賣笑、送往迎來的人生，有著萬般不由己的感慨。專輯結合台灣歷史文化，考究藝妲生活背景，除了展現當時藝妲風貌、描述漸被遺忘的藝妲百態，也參考當時知名、用以介紹藝妲的「風月報」，將藝妲自殺、與商人相戀等歷史背景情節，以詩文為歌詞編入專輯中。
有別於第一張專輯【末路之召】，【花殤】以台語創作，結合台灣歷史文化、歌德金屬、台灣民謠元素，並加入台日傳統民俗樂器，營造出哀愁唯美的氛圍；專輯封面更邀請「台灣氫年」創作者、知名畫家氫酸鉀繪製，展現出具時代感的復古意象。
Tracklist :
01. 晴雨 / Sedative Rain 01:22 (instrumental )
02. 月映西窗 / Lullaby of Sanctuary 04:56
03. 風月場 / A Mental Escape 04:34
04. 繁花落盡 / Last Embrace 04:42
05. 殘香 / Flavor of Emptiness 04:17
06. 尪仔面 / Masked Doll 04:14
07. 煙花易寒 / Once Blossomy 04:52
08. 風．聲起 / Autumn Rustle 03:17 (instrumental )
09. 梧桐落 / When Leaves Buried the Promise 05:45
10. 還君明珠 / Just Not Meant to Be 06:22