Reign of Terror (demo)

Reign of Terror is a demo album by American death metal band Death, released in October 1984.^[1] An interview of the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Chuck Schuldiner was later re-released in 1985 as “Reign of Terror II” which includes a set from October 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Reign of Terror
Demo album by Death
Released	October 1984
Genre	Death metal
Length	13:39
Label	Independent
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".^[2] 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".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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".^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

• Chuck Schuldiner – guitar
• Rick Rozz – guitar
• Kam Lee – lead vocals, drums

Legacy

The song "Corpse Grinder" would inspire the nickname of Cannibal Corpse vocalist Corpsegrinder.^{[citation needed]}