/--------------------------------------------------------------------------- / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used - / for studying or private use only, removal of any part of this ten line - / header is illegal!!! Removal of the transcribers name or anything - / relevant to the transcriber is also illegal, as so is the removal of the - / place inwhich the tab was downloaded. Publishing as well as printing of - / the tab is illegal without permission of the transcriber and copyright - / owner of the song. Failure to apply to these laws result will in legal - / action from the appropriate parties. - /--------------------------------------------------------------------------- downloaded from Displacer's Tablature Site at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab join the death/black tab emailing list by filling out the free subscription form at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab TESTAMENT - REIGN OF TERROR 2001 From the Album FIRST STRIKE STILL DEADLY Copyright 2001 SPITFIRE RECORDS Full Version - OCTOBER 2002 Re-Transcribed/Edited by: Death8699 (Ryan Fanucchi) Based On Previous Tab by: Jarle Hille Olsen For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact Death8699: at ArghEnemies@aol.com Check Out Death8699.com, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.death8699.com Check Out Jarle's Web Site, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.jarleholsen.com . - palm mute ph - pinched harmonic / - slide up to ah - artificial harmonic \ - slide down to th - tap harmonic ~ - vibrato hr - natural harmonic h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap with finger f - full bend h - half bend " - tremolo picking r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute p - pick when bent > - accented note Prefixes () - ghost note, sustained note p - pre-bend w - use bar * - see comment d - don't pick start of bend --Transcriber's Notes-- I have spent the past 6 months on these songs trying to get them as perfect as possible. If you think further corrections are needed, have the updated solos, or a better version of this song please mail me at ArchEnemies @aol.com. I plan on tabbing this entire album, I have been hard at work making my previous 'FSSD' tabs better. Enjoy! --Miscellaneous Notes-- P.M.H. - palm mute heavy (**) - see comment(s) (^) - pause; stacatto () - pick-up note(s) Gtr.1 - right channel (Eric Peterson) Gtr.2 - left channel (Alex Skolnick) Tune Gtr to D (D,G,C,F,A,D) --REIGN OF TERROR-- [Rhy.Fig.1] ||------------------------------|------------------------------| ||------------------------------|------------------------------| ||*-9------------8--------------|------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-9------------8--------------|-10-----------9---------------| ||--7------------6--------------|-10-----------9---------------| ||--7------------6--------------|-8------------7---------------| || | || | || | ||------------------------------|------------------------------| ||------------------------------|------------------------------| ||--9---------------------------|---------------5--------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||--9---------------------------|-2-------------3--------------| ||--7---------------------------|-2-------------3--------------| ||--0---------------------------|-0-------------^--------------| ^ |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------3-------------|---------------5-------------*|[Gtrs.1&2] |--2-------------1-------------|-2-------------3-------------*| |--2-------------1-------------|-2-------------3--------------| |--0-------------^-------------|-0-------------^--------------| [Rhy.Fig.1a] (w/Rhy.Fig.1) ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||*---------3___6___3-----------|---------3___6___3-----------|[Gtr.3] ||*-----5___)-h---p-----5-------|-----5___)-h---p-----5-------| ||--7___)-------------------7---|-7___)-------------------7---| ||--Rake------------------------|--sim.-----------------------| || | || | || | ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||----------5___8___5-----------|---------5___8___5-----------| ||*-----6___)-h---p-----6-------|-----6___)-h---p-----6-------|[Gtr.4] ||*-8___)-------------------8---|-8___)-------------------8---| ||--Rake------------------------|--sim.-----------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |----------3___6___3----------*||[Gtr.3] |------5___)-h---p-----5------*|| |--7___)-----------------------|| |--Rake------------------------|| | || | || | || |------------------------------|| |----------5___8___5-----------|| |------6___)-h---p-----6------*||[Gtr.4] |--8___)----------------------*|| |--Rake------------------------|| |------------------------------|| Repeat Rhy.Fig.1 + 1a [1x] [Rhy.Fig.2] |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |--9------8------|---------------|-11-----10-----|[Gtrs.1&2] |--9------8------|-10------9-----|-11-----10-----| |--7------6------|-10------9-----|-9------8------| |----------------|-8-------7-----|---------------| | | | | | | |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|-13-----12-----|---------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--12-----11-----|-13-----12-----|-14-----13-----| |--12-----11-----|-11-----10-----|-14-----13-----| |--10-----9------|---------------|-12-----11-----| [Fill 1] |----------------|---------------|---------------| |-->-------------|---------------|---------------| |--9-------------|-(9)-----------|-------%-------|[Gtr.1] |--9-------------|-(9)-----------|---------------| |--7-------------|-(7)-----------|---------------| |--0-------------|-(0)-----------|---------------| | | | | | | |----------------|-12"-----------|---------------| |-->-------------|-12"-----------|---------------| |--9-------------|--9"-----------|-------%-------|[Gtr.2] |--9-------------|---------------|---------------| |--7-------------|---------------|---------------| |--0-------------|---------------|---------------| [Rhy.Fig.3] ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||*-10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-10\9---10-----|[Gtr.1] ||*--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---8\7---------|--8\7----------|--8\7----------|--8\7---8------| ||----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----------| || . . . . . . . . . | || | || | ||-------------\-|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||-------------\-|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||------%------\-|---------------|---------------|---------------|[Gtr.2] ||------------sl-|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-7------7"-----|[Gtr.1] |----------------|---------------|---------------|-5------5"-----| |----8\7---------|--8\7----------|--8\7----------|---------------| |-----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----0"----|---------------| | . . . . . . . | | | | | |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|-7------7"-----|[Gtr.2] |----------------|---------------|---------------|-5------5"-----| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-10\9---10-----||[Gtrs.1&2] |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----8\7---------|--8\7----------|--8\7----------|--8\7---8------|| |-----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----------|| | . . . . . . . . . || | || | || |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|------>--------|->------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |----------------|---------------|------5--------|-4------------*|| |----8\7---------|--8\7----------|------5--------|-4-------------|| |-----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0"----|-X\---3--------|-2------0-0-0--|| . . . . sl . . . [Rhy.Fig.3a] ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||*-10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-10\9---10-----|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---8\7---------|--8\7----------|--8\7----------|--8\7---8------| ||----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----------| || . . . . . . . . . | || | || | ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||--10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-7------7"-----|[Gtrs.1&2] ||---------------|---------------|---------------|-5------5"-----| ||---8\7---------|--8\7----------|--8\7----------|---------------| ||----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----0"----|---------------| . . . . . . . |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-10\9---10-----||[Gtrs.1&2] |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|-10\9----------|-10\9---10-----|| |----8\7---------|--8\7----------|--8\7----------|--8\7---8------|| |-----sl---0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----0-0-0-|---sl----------|| | . . . . . . . . . || | || | || |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|----->---------|->------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |---10\9---------|-10\9----------|-----5---------|-4------------*|| |----8\7---------|--8\7----------|-----5---------|-4-------------|| |-----sl---0-0-0-|---sl---0-0-0--|-X\--3---------|-2------0-0-0--|| . . . . . . sl . . . Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 + 3a [1x] [Rhy.Fig.4] ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|--------------3----||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2----------------|-------------------|--------------3----|| ||--2----------------|-------------------|--------------1----|| ||--0----0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0------|| || (**) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . || || || || || ||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| ||-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|->----------------->--|----------->----------|| ||--3-------------------|-3-----------------3--|-----------3"-__/\__-*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||--3-------------------|-3-----------------3--|-----------3"-__/\__-*|| ||--1---1--1-1-1--1-----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1"-__/\__--|| ||----------------------|----------------------|--------------Slides--|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Rhy.Fig.5] ||-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| ||-->--------|-----------|----->-----|-->--------|| ||*-9--------|------>----|--9-----|/15--------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-9--------|---8----|--9-----|/15--------|| ||--7--------|---8----|--7-----|/13--------|| ||--0--------|---6----|--0-----|sl---------|| || || || || || || ||-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| ||-->--------|------->---|----->-----|-->--------|| ||--9--------|--15---|--9-----|/15-------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||--9--------|--15---|--9-----|/15-------*|| ||--7--------|--13---|--7-----|/13--------|| ||--0--------|-----------|--0-----|sl-----X\--|| sl [Rhy.Fig.6] ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||*-->------------------------------|---------------/9----------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*--2------------------------------|---------------/9-------8\7------*|| ||---2------------------------------|---------------/7-------8\7-------|| ||---0----0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---|-0--0-0-0--0--sl----0---6\5-------|| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sl Repeat Rhy.Fig.6 3 times, then follow the riff below. |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-->--------------->----------------|----------------------------------| |--9---------------8----------------|-->------------->-----------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--9---------------8----------------|-10-------------9-----------------| |--7---------------6----------------|-10-------------9-----------------| |--7---------------6----------------|-8--------------7-----------------| Repeat Rhy.Fig.3 [2x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.4a [1x] Repeat Rhy.Fig.5 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.7] ||------------------|------------------|------------------|| ||------->----------|------>-----------|------->----------|| ||*---2------(2}-|---5-------(5}-|--10---9\--||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*---2------(2}-|---3-------(3}-|---8----7\--|| ||----0-X/\--(0)-|------------------|---------------sl-|| ||---------X/\------|------------------|------------------|| || (Pick slides) || || || || || ||------------------|------------------|------------------|| ||------->----------|------>------->---|---------->-------|| ||----2------(2)-|---5----5---|-(5)---4-(4)--*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||----2------(2)-|---3----5---|-(5)---4-(4)--*|| ||----0------(0)-|-----------3---|-(3)---2-(2)---|| ||------------------|------------------|------------------|| Repeat Rhy.Fig.7 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.8] ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||*--------------------->---|--------------------->----||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*->-------------------5---|->-------------------4----|| ||--4-------------------3---|-4-------------------2----|| ||--2--2-2-2--2--0--2---3---|-2--2-2-2--2--0--2---2----|| || . . . . . . . . . . . . || || || || || ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||---------------------->---|--------------------->---*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||-->-------------------3---|->-------------------3---*|| ||--4-------------------1---|-4-------------------3----|| ||--2--2-2-2--2--0--2---1---|-2--2-2-2--2--0--2---1----|| . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeat Rhy.Fig.7 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.7a] ||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------|->---------------------------------| ||*->----------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-4----------------------------------|-5---------------------------------| ||--4----------------------------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| ||--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-->-----------------------------------|->---------------------------------|| |--4-----------------------------------|-3---------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] |--4-----------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-1--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . || | || | || |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|->---------------->---------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] |--------------------------------------|-4----------------3---------------*|| |--------------------------------------|-4----------------3----------------|| |---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------|-2----------------1----------------|| . . . . . . . . Repeat Rhy.Fig.7 [1x] [Rhy.Fig.8] ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||*-----------------------------------|------------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-9---------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------7--7~--|| ||--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5_6-^-p.h.-|| || . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h || || || || || ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------>-----|->---------------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||------------------------------8-----|-8------7\-------------------------*|| ||--7--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7----6-----|-8------7\--------------------------|| ||--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0----6-----|-6------5\--------------------------|| . . . . . . . . . . sl [Rhy.Fig.8a] ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||*-------------------------------|--------------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*---------------------------8\7-|---------------------------8\7--|| ||--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--6\5-|-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--8\7--|| ||--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--6\5-|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--6\5--|| || . . . . . . . . . . sl . . . . . . . . . . sl || || || || || || || ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--->------>--------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||----------------------------8\--|---8------8------7\------------*|| ||--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7--6\--|---6------8------7\-------------|| ||--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--6\--|---6------6------5\-------------|| . . . . . . . . . . sl sl __________________________ [Rhy.Fig.6a] |1. | ||------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||*->---------------------------|--------------------------||[Gtrs.1&2] ||*-2---------------------------|----------7_8-----8\7-----|| ||--2---------------------------|----8_7_8--h------8\7-----|| ||--0--000000000000000000000000-|-0---p-h-------0--6\5-----|| || ........................ . . sl || || || || || ||_________________________________________________________|| |2nd ->End || ||------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||------------------------------|-------------------------*||[Gtrs.1&2] ||------------------------------|-------------7_8-----8\7-*|| ||------------------------------|-------8_7_8--h------8\7--|| ||--0--0--00000000000--0--0--00-|-0"-0---p-h-------0--6\5--|| . . ........... . . .. . . . sl Repeat Rhy.Fig.2 [1x] [Outro] Begin rit. . . . . . . . . . |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------->------>------>------>------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--------------------------2------2------2------2------| |--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------2------2------2------| |--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------0------0------0------| | . . . . . . . . . . | | | | sim. | |------------------------------------------------------| |-->---------------------------------------------------| |--9----(9)----"---------------------------------------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--9----(9)----"----[[[[[[[[[[[[[ Noise ]]]]]]]]]]]]]--| |--7----(7)----"---------------------------------------| |--0----(0)----"---------------------------------------| [Ending] |-------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-------------|------->-----|-------->---|-------------| |-------->----|-------9-----|-------12\--|------%------|[Gtrs.1&2] |--------2----|-------9-----|-------12\--|-------------| |--------2----|-------7-----|-------10\--|-------------| |--0"----0----|-0"----0-----|-0"------sl-|-------------| (End!) --'REIGN OF TERROR' LYRICS-- (Peterson/Ramirez) Marching their way through the crypts of the dead Taking the storm by command Killing the victims and taking them slaves Hitler's violent 3rd Reich The victims are worried The warheads have passed The fires claim your fate Hell leads his armies to march and defy Lucifer takes his way Obey this despot the victims wail Victims have taken the toll The cold winds of winter are prison forever Fires claim your fate Your fate! Fighting the way though the mists of the night Taking the life from young souls Marching, our armies, they prepare to fight The city's finally destroyed Machine guns are firing, that takes our robot Finding our way through hell Generals, smiling, teach us to fight Our armies have done well Obey this despot the victims wail Victims have taken the toll The cold winds of winter are prison forever Fires claim your fate ...Your fate! Though... the dead... have trapped... us in We'll break.. the back... of torture and pain Fashioned... hammers... wielded... weight Cursing... the black path... to hell's... gate The magic's lost, and taking its course The world lives in fear, death gods are near Awake in the dust, the battle now lost We watched you defy, now it's time for you to die Marching their way through the crypts of the dead Taking the storm by command Killing the victims and taking them slaves Hitler's violent 3rd Reich The victims are worried The warheads have passed The fires claim your fate Hell leads his armies to march and defy Lucifer takes his way Obey this despot the victims wail Victims have taken the toll The cold winds of winter are prison forever Fires claim your fate Your fate! No! No! No! No! Die! Your Fate! 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