Hand of Doom
"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. The song paints an unflattering picture of hard drug use. The lyrics were written by Geezer Butler while the music is credited to the entire band. Cover versions. The song has been covered by various bands, including: