"The Serpentine Offering" is a
single
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* Single (music), a song release
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by
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
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".
Music video
The video for "The Serpentine Offering" was directed by
Patric Ullaeus
Patric Ullaeus is a Swedish director and photographer. He is the founder of Revolver Film Company, based in Gothenburg.
With his music video "The Serpentine Offering" for Dimmu Borgir he won the "Norwegian Grammy" award Spellemannsprisen in the ...
.
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
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
crusaders (
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
) raiding a Lithuanian village and slaughtering innocent people. Here, a
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
'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
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
. 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 Diaboli -
Antichristus Spiritualis''
Track listing
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
Promotional Version
#"The Serpentine Offering"
(Video Edit) – 4:42
External links
The Serpentine Offering on the official Dimmu Borgir website
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Dimmu Borgir songs
English-language Norwegian songs
2007 singles
Nuclear Blast Records singles
2007 songs