Jacobin more prominent in leading France, the period when war was declared on Austria and Prussia, the monarchy was overthrown and the Republic created. In May 1793, the leaders of the Mountain faction led by Maximilien Robespierre succeeded in sidelining the Girondin faction and controlled the government until July 1794. Their time in government was characterized by high levels of political violence and for this reason the period of the Jacobin/Mountain government is also commonly referred to as the Reign of Terror. In October 1793, 21 prominent Girondins were guillotined. The Mountain-dominated government executed 17,000 opponents nationwide, purportedly to suppress the
Reign of Terror (Sleigh Bells album) Reign of Terror (Sleigh Bells album) Reign of Terror is the second studio album by American noise pop duo Sleigh Bells. The album was released on February 21, 2012 by Mom+Pop. Following the critical success of their debut album "Treats", Sleigh Bells started writing new material for their next album while on tour for their debut album, and recorded it over the course of five months in 2011. While "Treats" used a mixture of guitars and beats that eschewed pop song structures for their overall sound, "Reign of Terror" emphasized more guitar sounds that follow structures with emotionally heavy lyrics.