Dead Hands confront the human cost of war on ‘The Puppeteer’
Danish rock band Dead Hands take aim at the machinery and manipulation of war on their latest single ‘The Puppeteer’.
Throughout, the track focuses on the experience of becoming a weapon in somebody else’s hands. Its lyrics examine manipulation, personal responsibility and the psychological damage left behind when individuals are pushed towards violence, giving the song a darker perspective on consequences that cannot always be physically seen.
Musically, ‘The Puppeteer’ channels the weight of classic anti-war rock while drawing on the heavy alternative influences that have shaped Dead Hands, including Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Radiohead and Nirvana. The band also cites the uncompromising spirit of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ as a reference point.
Formed in Silkeborg in 2020, Dead Hands consists of Dion Eskegaard, Simon Bak Agerskov, Louis Nordlund Sørensen and Jacob Kehlet Pallesen.
Accompanied by a new music video, ‘The Puppeteer’ is also being issued as a limited-edition marble-orange vinyl single, with just 100 copies available.