Music video
The video for "The Sacrilegious Scorn" was directed byThe Sacrilegious Scorn" is mainly a paraphrase of Christianity's core symbolism and motives. Such examples are the Roman soldiers gambling over Christ's garment, the mockery ofSt. Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...the Archangel, drivingSatan Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...out ofHeaven Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the belie ...by stepping on him and pointing his sword onto him. Now we see this reversed, when the inaugurated Antichrist is doing that to St. Michael. We also witness the inauguration of the Antichrist in the Temple of the Baphomet, seeing him taking the oath as the new sovereign while celebrating a mockery of the Last Supper. The story culminates in the Antichrist showing up in front of his followers, bringing out blessings. The Empire of Darkness is then established. The overall look of the video is a bow to the legendary, unique style of Roger Corman, especially his adaptation of '' The Masque of the Red Death'', featuring the unforgettable Vincent Price. This lifts the clip to an additional meta-level: The mockery of using an early 60s technique to visualize "The Sacrilegious Scorn" for a present-day audience.
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