1970Released
7:08

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Hand of Doom. By Songfacts®.

Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler wrote the lyric about heroin addiction. It was inspired by seeing all the syringes left on the ground by audience members at their shows.

Running 7:08, "Hand Of Doom" is part of the second Black Sabbath album, Paranoid, a breakthrough for the band with the songs "Iron Man" and "War Pigs."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Hand of Doom.
GKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
142BPM

Album

The album Hand of Doom is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Hand of Doom.
Sanctuary
2013 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company, under exclusive license to [PIAS] UK Ltd.
2013 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company, under exclusive license to [PIAS] UK Ltd.

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