Master Hand
@masterhandnerdcore.bsky.social
We're MASTER HAND, the electrifying nerdcore nu metal band! Get our first album of 10 original tracks jammed full of rock, rhymes, and all the obscure video game references you could (but probably didn't) ask for. 📍OHIO
Banner 📷: Elijah Davis
Banner 📷: Elijah Davis
We haven't quite incorporated our Bsky into our reg posting rotation, but it can't hurt to shout into the void...
We're going on our first tour in two weeks!!!!
With @schafferthedark.bsky.social and LEX the Lexicon Artist!!!
6/29 CBUS, 6/30 PGH, 7/1 NYC, 7/2 PHILLY, 7/3 BMORE.
Tix link below!
We're going on our first tour in two weeks!!!!
With @schafferthedark.bsky.social and LEX the Lexicon Artist!!!
6/29 CBUS, 6/30 PGH, 7/1 NYC, 7/2 PHILLY, 7/3 BMORE.
Tix link below!
June 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
We haven't quite incorporated our Bsky into our reg posting rotation, but it can't hurt to shout into the void...
We're going on our first tour in two weeks!!!!
With @schafferthedark.bsky.social and LEX the Lexicon Artist!!!
6/29 CBUS, 6/30 PGH, 7/1 NYC, 7/2 PHILLY, 7/3 BMORE.
Tix link below!
We're going on our first tour in two weeks!!!!
With @schafferthedark.bsky.social and LEX the Lexicon Artist!!!
6/29 CBUS, 6/30 PGH, 7/1 NYC, 7/2 PHILLY, 7/3 BMORE.
Tix link below!
Reposted by Master Hand
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! This June/July I will hit the road with nerdy nu metal group @masterhandnerdcore.bsky.social & nerdcore superstar @lextheconartist.bsky.social! Columbus, Pittsburgh, NYC, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Tix on sale now at schafferthedarklord.com/tour
Tour poster by Nick Uroseva
Tour poster by Nick Uroseva
February 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT! This June/July I will hit the road with nerdy nu metal group @masterhandnerdcore.bsky.social & nerdcore superstar @lextheconartist.bsky.social! Columbus, Pittsburgh, NYC, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Tix on sale now at schafferthedarklord.com/tour
Tour poster by Nick Uroseva
Tour poster by Nick Uroseva
Cleveland! TWO WEEKS, Monday 3/9! The Grog Shop!
We're opening for #starwars #metalband Galactic Empire along with our bud, @mayorwertz.bsky.social! Ticket link below! See ya there! 🚗
#nerdcore #clevelandmusic #livemusic
We're opening for #starwars #metalband Galactic Empire along with our bud, @mayorwertz.bsky.social! Ticket link below! See ya there! 🚗
#nerdcore #clevelandmusic #livemusic
February 23, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Cleveland! TWO WEEKS, Monday 3/9! The Grog Shop!
We're opening for #starwars #metalband Galactic Empire along with our bud, @mayorwertz.bsky.social! Ticket link below! See ya there! 🚗
#nerdcore #clevelandmusic #livemusic
We're opening for #starwars #metalband Galactic Empire along with our bud, @mayorwertz.bsky.social! Ticket link below! See ya there! 🚗
#nerdcore #clevelandmusic #livemusic
#MAGFEST!!! We know all you awesome nerds are having a blast at the Gaylord this weekend! We are sadly not there with you this year, but we WERE there LAST YEAR! We preformed on the XPansion Pack stage and you can now see that whole set in its entirety on YouTube! 🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uMg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uMg...
FULL SET - Master Hand | MAGFest 2025 XPansion Pack Stage
YouTube video by Master Hand
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
#MAGFEST!!! We know all you awesome nerds are having a blast at the Gaylord this weekend! We are sadly not there with you this year, but we WERE there LAST YEAR! We preformed on the XPansion Pack stage and you can now see that whole set in its entirety on YouTube! 🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uMg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uMg...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, nerds!! ❤️🎄
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, nerds!! ❤️🎄
A year ago we released our first album of 10 original #nerdcore #numetal tracks! In that year we played NINE shows and we're not slowing down!
THIS WEEK, Sat 9/20 - MUSICA (Akron, OH) with our buds NORTHERN WEATHER, with LILIEAE and SILVIS. 🤘
Friday 10/3 - CON ON THE COB (Richfield, OH) 🌽
THIS WEEK, Sat 9/20 - MUSICA (Akron, OH) with our buds NORTHERN WEATHER, with LILIEAE and SILVIS. 🤘
Friday 10/3 - CON ON THE COB (Richfield, OH) 🌽
September 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
ONE WEEK TODAY we will be back in Columbus at #GDEX!!!! We'll be performing a power hour of good ol Ohio-grown #nerdcore #numetal on the GDEX Underground Stage, Saturday 9/6 at 7PM! Right before Stage Select!!! Who are we going to see there? Warn us in the replies.
#nerdcoreband #gdex2025
#nerdcoreband #gdex2025
August 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ONE WEEK TODAY we will be back in Columbus at #GDEX!!!! We'll be performing a power hour of good ol Ohio-grown #nerdcore #numetal on the GDEX Underground Stage, Saturday 9/6 at 7PM! Right before Stage Select!!! Who are we going to see there? Warn us in the replies.
#nerdcoreband #gdex2025
#nerdcoreband #gdex2025
HERE WE GO AGAIN! Catch us TOMORROW in Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH kicking off the outdoor stage for 'Three Stages of Mayhem and Absurdity' at The COVE, headlined by Green Jellö! With Lazy Ass Destroyer, Conspiracy 216, POTUS XXX, Mayor Wertz, Cuyahoga Fails, and more! Doors at 6PM! 🤘🔥
#numetal #nerdcore
#numetal #nerdcore
August 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
THANK YOU COLUMBUS! What an incredible crowd at Ace of Cups on Sunday! Thank you so much to Galactic Empire, NINI Music (and Bravo Artist) for the opportunity!
NEXT UP, we'll be in Geneva-on-the-Lake opening for Green Jelly's '3 Stages of Mayhem & Absurdity' at the COVE this Sunday, 8/24!
NEXT UP, we'll be in Geneva-on-the-Lake opening for Green Jelly's '3 Stages of Mayhem & Absurdity' at the COVE this Sunday, 8/24!
August 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
THANK YOU COLUMBUS! What an incredible crowd at Ace of Cups on Sunday! Thank you so much to Galactic Empire, NINI Music (and Bravo Artist) for the opportunity!
NEXT UP, we'll be in Geneva-on-the-Lake opening for Green Jelly's '3 Stages of Mayhem & Absurdity' at the COVE this Sunday, 8/24!
NEXT UP, we'll be in Geneva-on-the-Lake opening for Green Jelly's '3 Stages of Mayhem & Absurdity' at the COVE this Sunday, 8/24!
Oh yeah, our bluesky exists! Hi all 15 of our followers here!
We're playing a show THIS SUNDAY (8/17) at ACE OF CUPS in COLUMBUS!!! Opening for the epic GALACTIC EMPIRE and NINI MUSIC!
It's going to be a great show!!! 🤘🔥
#nerdcore #numetal #livemusic
We're playing a show THIS SUNDAY (8/17) at ACE OF CUPS in COLUMBUS!!! Opening for the epic GALACTIC EMPIRE and NINI MUSIC!
It's going to be a great show!!! 🤘🔥
#nerdcore #numetal #livemusic
August 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Oh yeah, our bluesky exists! Hi all 15 of our followers here!
We're playing a show THIS SUNDAY (8/17) at ACE OF CUPS in COLUMBUS!!! Opening for the epic GALACTIC EMPIRE and NINI MUSIC!
It's going to be a great show!!! 🤘🔥
#nerdcore #numetal #livemusic
We're playing a show THIS SUNDAY (8/17) at ACE OF CUPS in COLUMBUS!!! Opening for the epic GALACTIC EMPIRE and NINI MUSIC!
It's going to be a great show!!! 🤘🔥
#nerdcore #numetal #livemusic
Wishing all the homophobes and transphobes terrible joycon drift.
Happy Pride Month from Master Hand! #TheyDontCallItRainbowRoadForNothing
Happy Pride Month from Master Hand! #TheyDontCallItRainbowRoadForNothing
June 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wishing all the homophobes and transphobes terrible joycon drift.
Happy Pride Month from Master Hand! #TheyDontCallItRainbowRoadForNothing
Happy Pride Month from Master Hand! #TheyDontCallItRainbowRoadForNothing
HERE WE GO AGAIN! Here's 'Out Like a Roguelite' LIVE from our set on the #MAGFest2025 XPansion Pack Stage! #nerdcore #numetal #videogameband
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2-s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2-s...
Master Hand - Out Like a Roguelite (Live at MAGFest 2025)
YouTube video by Master Hand
www.youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
HERE WE GO AGAIN! Here's 'Out Like a Roguelite' LIVE from our set on the #MAGFest2025 XPansion Pack Stage! #nerdcore #numetal #videogameband
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2-s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2-s...
Holy shit, #pacman turns 45 today! Seems as good a time as any to share a sneak peek of a new song we've got in the oven, all about that mouthy yellow orb!🕹👻
Catch us live A MONTH FROM TODAY in Youngstown, OH, @westsidebowl, June 22nd, performing with Tribute: The Tenacious D Cover Band! 🤘
Catch us live A MONTH FROM TODAY in Youngstown, OH, @westsidebowl, June 22nd, performing with Tribute: The Tenacious D Cover Band! 🤘
May 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Holy shit, #pacman turns 45 today! Seems as good a time as any to share a sneak peek of a new song we've got in the oven, all about that mouthy yellow orb!🕹👻
Catch us live A MONTH FROM TODAY in Youngstown, OH, @westsidebowl, June 22nd, performing with Tribute: The Tenacious D Cover Band! 🤘
Catch us live A MONTH FROM TODAY in Youngstown, OH, @westsidebowl, June 22nd, performing with Tribute: The Tenacious D Cover Band! 🤘
Check out these awesome shots from our #FederalFrenzy2025 set!
Missed the show? We'll be back in Youngstown on June 22, performing at West Side Bowl with @tribute.the.band!
LETS-A-GO!
📷: @shelbytyce
#nerdcore #numetal #band #nerdcoreband #nintendo
1m
Missed the show? We'll be back in Youngstown on June 22, performing at West Side Bowl with @tribute.the.band!
LETS-A-GO!
📷: @shelbytyce
#nerdcore #numetal #band #nerdcoreband #nintendo
1m
May 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Check out these awesome shots from our #FederalFrenzy2025 set!
Missed the show? We'll be back in Youngstown on June 22, performing at West Side Bowl with @tribute.the.band!
LETS-A-GO!
📷: @shelbytyce
#nerdcore #numetal #band #nerdcoreband #nintendo
1m
Missed the show? We'll be back in Youngstown on June 22, performing at West Side Bowl with @tribute.the.band!
LETS-A-GO!
📷: @shelbytyce
#nerdcore #numetal #band #nerdcoreband #nintendo
1m
fred knows whats up
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Listen to our whole first album! Link below!
#nerdcore #numetal #indiemusic #album #music #raprock #raprockband #rockmusic #rockband #rock #rap #band #metal #vgm #musician #guitar #90skids #nintendo #nerdlife #nerd #fredrogerswastheman #misterrogers #misterrogersneighborhood
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Listen to our whole first album! Link below!
#nerdcore #numetal #indiemusic #album #music #raprock #raprockband #rockmusic #rockband #rock #rap #band #metal #vgm #musician #guitar #90skids #nintendo #nerdlife #nerd #fredrogerswastheman #misterrogers #misterrogersneighborhood
May 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
fred knows whats up
.
Listen to our whole first album! Link below!
#nerdcore #numetal #indiemusic #album #music #raprock #raprockband #rockmusic #rockband #rock #rap #band #metal #vgm #musician #guitar #90skids #nintendo #nerdlife #nerd #fredrogerswastheman #misterrogers #misterrogersneighborhood
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Listen to our whole first album! Link below!
#nerdcore #numetal #indiemusic #album #music #raprock #raprockband #rockmusic #rockband #rock #rap #band #metal #vgm #musician #guitar #90skids #nintendo #nerdlife #nerd #fredrogerswastheman #misterrogers #misterrogersneighborhood
Lets-a-go #federalfrenzy2025! 6:15 in the Knox Building/Federal!
April 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Lets-a-go #federalfrenzy2025! 6:15 in the Knox Building/Federal!
beans on beans like im ronald reagan
April 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
beans on beans like im ronald reagan
#sekaicon!!! You were absolutely incredible! We had such a blast Saturday night. See you next year??? #theyshoulddoanotheroneofthese
Additional 🎥+📷 by Angela Edgemon!
Additional 🎥+📷 by Angela Edgemon!
April 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#sekaicon!!! You were absolutely incredible! We had such a blast Saturday night. See you next year??? #theyshoulddoanotheroneofthese
Additional 🎥+📷 by Angela Edgemon!
Additional 🎥+📷 by Angela Edgemon!
[COMMENCE MASTER HAND CONCERT SIMULATION] Here's a sneak peek at the rock, rhymes, and obscure video game references you can expect to witness at a Master Hand show. See for yourself THIS SAT at #sekaicon in Newark, OH and #federalfrenzy 4/26 in Youngstown, OH! #nerdcore #numetal #vgm #nintendo
April 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🔥THE PACT IS SEALED🔥
We have TWO April showdates to announce! We'll be playing Sekaicon (Newark, OH) 4/12 and Federal Frenzy (Youngstown, OH) on 4/26! Be there! Or don't. We're a nerdcore band, not an immortal hellspawn.
#sekaicon #federalfrenzy #showdates #nerdcore #numetal #shoebodybop
We have TWO April showdates to announce! We'll be playing Sekaicon (Newark, OH) 4/12 and Federal Frenzy (Youngstown, OH) on 4/26! Be there! Or don't. We're a nerdcore band, not an immortal hellspawn.
#sekaicon #federalfrenzy #showdates #nerdcore #numetal #shoebodybop
April 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
🔥THE PACT IS SEALED🔥
We have TWO April showdates to announce! We'll be playing Sekaicon (Newark, OH) 4/12 and Federal Frenzy (Youngstown, OH) on 4/26! Be there! Or don't. We're a nerdcore band, not an immortal hellspawn.
#sekaicon #federalfrenzy #showdates #nerdcore #numetal #shoebodybop
We have TWO April showdates to announce! We'll be playing Sekaicon (Newark, OH) 4/12 and Federal Frenzy (Youngstown, OH) on 4/26! Be there! Or don't. We're a nerdcore band, not an immortal hellspawn.
#sekaicon #federalfrenzy #showdates #nerdcore #numetal #shoebodybop
That's a wrap, @magfest! Holy shit, you guys were an amazing crowd!!! Our first time paying MAG was one for the books and we cannot wait to return! 🤘🔥
January 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
That's a wrap, @magfest! Holy shit, you guys were an amazing crowd!!! Our first time paying MAG was one for the books and we cannot wait to return! 🤘🔥
