Reign of Terror June 1793 and the end of July 1794, there were 16,594 official death sentences in France, of which 2,639 were in Paris. There was a sense of emergency among leading politicians in France in the summer of 1793 between the widespread civil war and counter-revolution. Bertrand Barère exclaimed on 5 September 1793 in the Convention: "Let's make terror the order of the day!" They were determined to avoid street violence such as the September Massacres of 1792 by taking violence into their own hands as an instrument of government. Robespierre in February 1794 in a speech explained the necessity of
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