Hand of Doom explained

Hand of Doom
Artist:Black Sabbath
Album:Paranoid
Genre:Heavy metal, Doom metal
Length:7:08
Producer:Rodger Bain

"Hand of Doom" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, originally appearing on their second album Paranoid, released in 1970.

Background

The song was conceived after the band had observed a growing number of US soldiers arriving in England from the Vietnam War in the late 1960s with severe drug addictions.[1] The song paints an unflattering picture of hard drug use for the purpose of self-medication. The lyrics were written by Geezer Butler while the music is credited to the entire band.

Personnel

Black Sabbath

In popular culture

External links

Notes and References

  1. Classic Albums – Paranoid by Isis Productions/Eagle Rock Entertainment.
  2. Web site: Auf Der Maur MTV Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20060219073652/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/auf_der_maur/artist.jhtml#bio . dead . February 19, 2006 . MTV . 1972-03-17 . 2011-03-02.