Legacy 1985 Demo - Reign of Terror

Disclaimer: I take no credit in writing the music or lyrics of this song or in making the cover art of this demo. I intend on this video solely being a fan tribute to show my appreciation of the band's music.

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Here it is, the legendary 1985 Legacy demo! Legacy would change their name to Testament in 1986 and would release their debut album in 1987 titled, as a tribute to their original name, The Legacy.
The demo features Steve "Zetro" Souza of Exodus on vocals. Later on Chuck Billy would take the role of vocalist and would perform in the band's sole live show as Legacy in July of 1986.

Line up:
Steve "Zetro" Souza on vocals
Eric Peterson on guitar
Alex Skolnick on guitar
Greg Christian on bass
Louie Clemente on drums

Credits:
Music: Skolnick, Peterson
Lyrics: Souza, Peterson

Reign of Terror Lyrics:
Marching our way through the crypts of the dead
Taking his land by command
Killing our victims and taking no slaves
Hitler's final third reich
Engines are roaring the warheads ablast
The destroyer claims their fate
Hells legions armies
They march to defy
Lucifer takes his wait

Obeying this task by our leaders will
Death camps have taken their toll
The cold winds of winter are present forever
Destroyers claim their fate

Fighting our way through the mist of the night
Taking the life from young souls
Marching our armies prepared to fight
The cities all laid destroyed
Machineguns are firing the tanks are ablast
Bombing our way through hell
Generals smiling destruction strikes
Our armies have done well

Obeying this task by our leaders will
Death camps have taken their toll
The cold winds of winter are present forever
Destoyers claim their fate

Though the dead have trapped us in
We'll break the pact a deadly whim
Faisoned hammers wielded straight
Cursing us back to hell's gates

Black magic force thats taken it's course
The world lives in fear
The death calls are near

Awaiting this task battle at last
The worlds left to defy
Now's the time for you to die

Marching our way through the crypts of the dead
Taking his land by command
Killing our victims and taking no slaves
Hitler's final third reich
Engines are roaring the warheads ablast
The destroyer claims their fate
Hells legions armies
They march to defy
Lucifer takes his wait

Obeying this task by our leaders will
Death camps have taken their toll
The cold winds of winter are present forever
Destoyers claim their fate

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[faggotmutilator666]

Didn't Death cover this song? They have a demo called Reign Of Terror. Could that be?

[S1apSh0es]

No, I don't believe so. The Death demo was made in 1984, one year before Legacy recorded this. I hear that the Death demo of the same name is awesome though; the first death metal recording supposedly.

[bishop918]

Unless you count Possessed, didn't they pre-date Death?

[S1apSh0es]

I know they put their first album out in 1985 but I don't know about their demos before that.

[choachi2]

Reign of terror

[oneagateshort]

this is fuckin sic

thanks for putting this up

[Grizzletopz]

@duchbag its on the b-side of Testament live @ the Dynamo 12" check it out if you wanna hear the Chuck B. version

[DisgorgeKILLusa3]

@faggotmutilator666 No Reign Of Terror of death and of testament/legacy it's a diffrent songs

[Ennosetsu]

@MrSwiftomaniac Learn the Exodus history...

[MrSwiftomaniac]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! Thats the original singer of EXODUS! These songs are bangers, brings me back to early to mid 80s thrash/black metal

[duchbag]

This song is fuckin' awesome...why didn't they do this on on The Legacy album when they changed their name to Testament?????

[1egilsdottir]

@009Tomo009 He does indeed. He sounded great then and sounds great now, but hearing him then is a trip.

[Chemicalwarfare84]

Should have released the demos as a bonus track on the legacy.

[probassistNOT]

@HohlikNoobfan Yeah,like Show No Mercy CD. Btw,the solo sounds preety much like keyboard,nice song.

[omarernesto2]

Zetro Souza is a great singer

[Death8498]

Out of the whole demo, his vocals sound the best here. Sounds fucking great actually, I really dig the vocals on this. This song is badass haha