Hand of Doom

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This article is about the Black Sabbath song. A different song with the same name was recorded by Manowar.

"Hand of Doom" is an anti-heroin song by Black Sabbath from their breakthrough album Paranoid in 1970. It is the first drug-related song by the band, and many others would follow, including "Fairies Wear Boots", "Sweet Leaf", "Snowblind" and "Supernaut".

Although "Hand of Doom" is a favorite of the band, it was kept off of the compilation , probably because of its over 7-minute length. A live recording can be found on Past Lives. Thematically, it is a heavy metal cousin to The Velvet Underground's landmark art rock song "Heroin" from their 1967 debut, in that the lyrical themes, imagery, and messages of both songs are quite similar. Both songs transition between loud and soft passages to represent "shooting up" the drug.

Slayer covered the song on the second Nativity in Black tribute album. Danzig also recorded a cover version (with new lyrics) on their Blackacidevil album.

This song was thought to influence the start of the Doom Metal genre.

Hand of Doom is also a famous floorball hockey brand from Finland. It is used by Mika Kohonen, considered one of the best floorball hockey players in the world. For details, check out [HandofDoom.Net]

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