Reign of Terror (demo)

Reign of Terror was a demo released by Death in 1984.

Reign of Terror
Demo album by
ReleasedOctober 1984
GenreDeath metal
Length13:39
LabelIndependent
Death chronology
Death by Metal
(1984)
Reign of Terror
(1984)
Live 12/30/84
(1985)

Along with Death's demo Infernal Death, Reign of Terror "influenced the Death metal scene tremendously", as "their low and guttural nature would become the staple of the genre".[1] Author Ian Christe, in his book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, noted that Death's demos "became as heavily shared by tape traders as any well-established act in metal".[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Corpse Grinder"3:04
2."Summoned to Die"2:37
3."Witch of Hell"2:56
4."Reign of Terror"2:25
5."Slaughterhouse"2:37
Total length:13:39

The fan club version of the demo also features a song titled "Zombie Attack" between "Summoned to Die" and "Witch of Hell".

Personnel

gollark: Which is what I said, yes.
gollark: Oh yes, that's quite cool.
gollark: Did you know? Currently, one of our markets is trading every particle in the universe, and all combinations of particles in the universe, and all possible future particles in the universe, and all possible derivatives of them.
gollark: You mean hasn't not submitted?
gollark: As a fun side effect, the intense capitalism generated by our hyperfast marketization engines can be concentrated further to cause communist revolutions in our various energy generation turbines.

References

  1. Purcell, N.J. Death Metal music: the passion and politics of a subculture, 2003, p. 54, McFarland & Co.
  2. Christe, I. Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, 2003, p. 241, Harper Collins
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