The Hand Of Doom - Poisonoise

Facts The original record was released in 1979 in only 500 numbered copies. Today these sell (whenever they surface for sale) for around 7,000 Swedish kronor on sites like Discogs and eBay.
When you hear The Hand Of Doom, it's easy to see why. They sound like Iggy & The Stooges fronted by Count Dracula himself, with a heavy dose of Roky Erickson (from the era of "The Evil One") added to sharpen the listening experience to the maximum. Picture the most brutal and punky NWOBHM ever recorded and a relentless maximum rock'n'roll inferno. Hand Of Doom is a DIY punk-metal masterpiece, capable of blowing the minds of anyone who loves really good rock music.
The Hand Of Doom came from Bad-Hersfeld, a small town near the former border between East and West Germany. Frustrated and bored with having nothing interesting to do, Hand Of Doom recorded the album entirely on their own and also released it themselves in a small run of 500 copies. It's brutal, primitive hard rock and metal aggression of the finest kind. Packed with killer riffs that will likely make many punk rockers, heavy metal fans and garage rockers turn cartwheels of joy.
On The Dole Records went to Germany, where they found the band members, who still hang around Bad-Hersfeld (drummer Karl-Heinz worked at the local Red Cross office). The old master tapes were restored and the band members were interviewed. This reissue is fully authorized by Hand Of Doom. The deluxe sleeve includes extensive liner notes by Kieron Tyler (Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, etc.) and plenty of photos from the band's private photo albums.