The Serpentine Offering
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"The Serpentine Offering" is a single
by Dimmu Borgir
from their 2007 album In Sorte Diaboli
. The European version of the single features an instrumental version of "The
Serpentine Offering" and the North American version, instead, features an
instrumental version of "The Heretic Hammer".
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On beginning of the music video, the following lines appear:
The music video begins with Christian
crusaders
(Teutonic Knights
) raiding a Lithuania
n village and slaughtering innocent people. Here, a priest's assistant is shown to dislike killing people just because of faith. When crusaders find a woman, who had just given birth, hiding in the barn and set it afire to incinerate her, the priest's assistant leaves to the forest where he pulls off and throws to the ground the Christian cross he was wearing, symbolizing his rejection of Christianity. Later a group of Lithuanians are shown in a cave in the forest, and later around a fire. In the end of the video they attack and win the battle against the Christian crusaders.
In the end of the music video following lines appear:
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...
from their 2007 album In Sorte Diaboli
In Sorte Diaboli
In Sorte Diaboli is Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir's eighth studio album, released in 2007. It is the band's first concept album. A site on the Nuclear Blast website was created for In Sorte Diaboli, in which a new promotional photo can be seen and an audio sample can be heard...
. The European version of the single features an instrumental version of "The
Serpentine Offering" and the North American version, instead, features an
instrumental version of "The Heretic Hammer".
Music video
The video for "The Serpentine Offering" was directed by Patric UllaeusPatric Ullaeus
Patric Ullaeus is an award winning director, photographer and artist. He is the founder of Revolver Film Company which is based in Sweden.-Videography:2011Patric Ullaeus is an award winning director, photographer and artist...
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On beginning of the music video, the following lines appear:
- What you believe to be true is false
- What you thought right, wrong
The music video begins with Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
crusaders
Crusaders
The Crusaders are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Christchurch that competes in the Super Rugby competition. They are the most successful team in Super Rugby history with seven titles...
(Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
) raiding a Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n village and slaughtering innocent people. Here, a priest's assistant is shown to dislike killing people just because of faith. When crusaders find a woman, who had just given birth, hiding in the barn and set it afire to incinerate her, the priest's assistant leaves to the forest where he pulls off and throws to the ground the Christian cross he was wearing, symbolizing his rejection of Christianity. Later a group of Lithuanians are shown in a cave in the forest, and later around a fire. In the end of the video they attack and win the battle against the Christian crusaders.
In the end of the music video following lines appear:
- The battle will never end
- In Sorte DiaboliIn Sorte DiaboliIn Sorte Diaboli is Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir's eighth studio album, released in 2007. It is the band's first concept album. A site on the Nuclear Blast website was created for In Sorte Diaboli, in which a new promotional photo can be seen and an audio sample can be heard...
- AntichristAntichristThe term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
us Spiritualis
European version
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Album Version) – 5:09
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Single Version) – 3:37
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Instrumental Version) - 5:11
North American Version
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Album Version) – 5:09
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Single Version) – 3:37
- "The Heretic Hammer" (Instrumental Version) - 4:37
7" Version
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Single Version) – 3:37
- "The Serpentine Offering" (Instrumental Version) - 5:11