I guess there are many ways this can be construed, but in plain English, "dogs of war" are mercenaries. This is made pretty clear from the start of the song:
Dogs of war and men of hate
with no cause, we don't discriminate
discovery is to be disowned
our currency is flesh and bone
hell opened up and put on sale
gather round and haggle
for hard cash, we will lie and deceive
even our masters don't know the webs we heave
The first two lines talk about how mercenaries fight for causes they don't understand or care about. Their currency is flesh and bone, meaning that they are paid based on how much damage they do. "even our masters don't know the webs we weave" in reference to how some mercenary groups set up their own governments in sub-Saharan Africa in the period following the 1960's decolonizations. The rest of the song deals with how mercenaries are hired in secret by people with their own hidden agendas, rouge politicians, etc.
I guess there are many ways this can be construed, but in plain English, "dogs of war" are mercenaries. This is made pretty clear from the start of the song:
Dogs of war and men of hate with no cause, we don't discriminate discovery is to be disowned our currency is flesh and bone hell opened up and put on sale gather round and haggle for hard cash, we will lie and deceive even our masters don't know the webs we heave
The first two lines talk about how mercenaries fight for causes they don't understand or care about. Their currency is flesh and bone, meaning that they are paid based on how much damage they do. "even our masters don't know the webs we weave" in reference to how some mercenary groups set up their own governments in sub-Saharan Africa in the period following the 1960's decolonizations. The rest of the song deals with how mercenaries are hired in secret by people with their own hidden agendas, rouge politicians, etc.