Behind The Tracks: Dharma Guns - The Voice Of The Underdogs (Single) (2026)

The Helsinki-based Scandinavian action rock band Dharma Guns has released the fourth and final single, “The Voice of the Underdogs,” ahead of the band’s second album Nightmares and Broken Dreams, set for release on April 24.

“The Voice of the Underdogs” draws influences from bands such as The Hellacopters and MC5, and the whole package is crowned by an epic Green Day-style chorus. There’s also a small nod to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in the song. 

Alongside the single, the band also released a music video featuring Dharma Girls — a band formed by four seven-year-old girls who take over the song with their hilarious and high-energy performance.

The band has already released three singles from the upcoming album Nightmares and Broken Dreams: “King of Action Rock,” “Devil’s Beat,” and “Scale of the Universe.” Dharma Guns’ debut album Ex-Generation Superstars was released in 2024.

With the new album, the band will embark on a tour that will reach the United Kingdom.

Below, the band’s songwriter and singer-guitarist, Pete, opens up to the readers of Breathing the Core about the background of “The Voice of the Underdogs” and its lyrics.

Pete: I think I was humming “People Are Strange” by The Doors when I got the idea of updating the thought to the present day and how it looks to the average Joe. There have always been mad individuals close to power, but I don’t think that 20–30 years ago anyone could have predicted this. There are these senile narcissists bombing their neighbors and—so far—also getting away with it. So yes, they’re strange, but the people who turn their gaze away and don’t care are strange too. It’s like empathy is dead.

So it got me thinking: whatever happened to peace, love, and understanding? I know it was never really a slogan for the mainstream, but it should be— even a child understands that. With peace and love in mind, we built this exalted and catchy chorus. Maybe there’s also a hint of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s “Whatever Happened to My Rock ’n’ Roll” in there.

When the song was recorded—except for the vocal part—I felt it was missing something. I was already heading to the studio when I got this idea for a spoken section: a rant that starts with beatniks and hippies, goes through modern-day oppressed people, and ends with the message: be fucking kind. It really shouldn’t be that hard.

I have always taken the side of the underdogs, and this is very characteristic of me and my lyric writing. I have read extensively about underground movements—beatniks, the Yippie movement, and hippies—and dreamed of being there in the ’60s. Bands like The Clash have also been a strong influence on me.

Musically, “The Voice of the Underdogs” is classic Dharma Guns. Two guitars take turns in both the intro and the solo, there’s a catchy sing-along chorus, and a shift in dynamics for the C‑part. It rocks, and it rolls, and as the final track on an otherwise rather dark-themed album, it leaves you with a glimmer of hope.

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