Prisons of the Reign of Terror decided by political calculation, with various ulterior motives, to accentuate Terror by "purging" (it is their word) the prisons of Paris. Those were overflowing since the removal of the provincial revolutionary tribunals, in March 1794—the defendants stopped in the provinces were submitted in Paris, the recrudescence of the orders of arrest launched in Ile-de-France, by the Committee of general security and the "administrative slownesses" of the revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, backed-up by the paperwork, and the need for arguing the charges. Under the law of the 22 Prairal, the alleged conspiracies of prisoners made it possible to go more quickly,
Reign of Terror (Sleigh Bells album) video was directed by Gregory Kohn and instrumentalist Derek Miller, and features live footage of Sleigh Bells performing in various cities that was inspired by Pantera music videos. The video includes footage from the band’s concerts in Omaha, Oklahoma City, Dallas and Houston. A remix of "Demons" by the band’s tourmate Diplo was released the same day. In August 2012, a music video co-directed by Kohn and Miller for "End of the Line" was released. Leading up to "Reign of Terror"'s release date, Sleigh Bells went on an eight-day mini-tour of Florida with the DJ Diplo and the black metal