Crescent Lament

Band: Crescent Lament
Year: 2009
Country: Taiwan
Genre: Gothic Metal

Crescent Lament - a band that was specially mentioned and recommended by heavy metal band Chthoniс’s leader Doris in an exclusive interview published by the magazine Terrorizer in 2011 - is a Gothic metal band of Taiwan. Since the band’s formation, Crescent Lament has been proactive in building awareness of heavy music. Their work is recognized by prominent artists. In 2009, the band opened Lacrimosa’s Sehnsucht world tour concert in Taiwan. Subsequently Crescent Lament was invited by Chthonic to open their world tour concert in Taipei. In Epica’s 2013 world tour, Crescent Lament served as the support band of Taipei concert. The three concerts marked the rise of heavy music in Taiwan – with Crescent Lament’s relentless efforts.

Crescent Lament released their debut album ‘Behind the Lethal Deceit’ in November 2011. Inspired by the civil wars in the former Yugoslavia, Crescent Lament related the tragic history in the country to Taiwan. Sharing a similar historical context, Taiwan has seen ethnic conflicts and outside invaders, which offered an anti-war theme to the album. The band ingeniously borrowed the dark and sorrowful elements from Gothic metal to depict the foolishness and vice of war. ‘Behind the Lethal Deceit’ has drawn attention of international music critics and received applauses. Since September 2014, ‘Behind the Lethal Deceit’ is distributed in Russia by GS Productions.

Crescent Lament plans to release their second album in 2015, a conceptual album about “Taiwan geisha”. To express those sorrowful geisha stories once happened in Taiwanese history, Crescent Lament adds a few traditional instruments (the erhu in particular) into their new creations. The following song is a sample of their next album: