| Reign of Terror | |
| Type: | demo |
| Artist: | Death |
| Cover: | DEATH_REIGN_OF_TERROR.jpg |
| Released: | October 1984 |
| Genre: | Death metal |
| Length: | 13:39 |
| Label: | Independent |
| Prev Title: | Death by Metal |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Live 12/30/84 |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
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.
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 , noted that Death's demos "became as heavily shared by tape traders as any well-established act in metal".[3]
The fan club version of the demo also features a song titled "Zombie Attack" between "Summoned to Die" and "Witch of Hell".