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Persecution Mania is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 1 December 1987 by Steamhammer/SPV. The album, while still heavily rooted in Black metal style, marked a beginning of a change of sound from black metal to thrash metal. As well as defining Sodom's sound, it exemplified the thrash metal genre at a time when it arguably peaked in popularity. The album also bore similarity to the music of other German bands such as Destruction and Kreator, and the term "Teutonic" thrash was coined from this.

Persecution Mania
Studio album by Sodom
Released	1 December 1987
Recorded	2–22 October 1987
Studio	Musiclab Studios, Berlin
Genre	Thrash metal black metal
Length	34:39
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer	Sodom
Sodom chronology
Expurse of Sodomy (1987) Persecution Mania (1987) Mortal Way of Live (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rock Hard	[2]

Despite what the cover may imply, the lyrical themes of the album are centred more around politics and war than religion. This is largely due to guitarist Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik joining the band. He brought new songwriting aspects to the band that gave it a much more organized and clearer sound, as well as helping Sodom to carve a lyrical niche that it still practices to this day. The outro guitar lead in track 9, "Bombenhagel", is the German national anthem, "Das Lied der Deutschen".

Persecution Mania was re-released in 2000 as part of a double pack with the Obsessed by Cruelty/In the Sign of Evil split. Both CD releases include the Expurse of Sodomy EP.[3]

Track listing

The European CD release has a rerecording of "Outbreak of Evil" and the Expurse of Sodomy EP as bonus tracks. The cassette has only the re-recorded "Outbreak of Evil" as a bonus track.

Personnel

Sodom

• Tom Angelripper - vocals, bass
• Frank Blackfire - guitars
• Chris Witchhunter- drums

Additional musician

• Harris Johns - guitar solo on "Bombenhagel"

Production

• Johannes Beck - cover painting
• Harris Johns - engineering, producer

References

На других языках

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[de] Persecution Mania

Persecution Mania ist das zweite Studioalbum der deutschen Thrash-Metal-Band Sodom. Es ist das erste Album mit dem späteren Kreator-Gitarristen Frank Blackfire und erschien im Dezember 1987 bei Steamhammer/SPV.

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- [en] Persecution Mania

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[es] Persecution Mania

Persecution Mania es el segundo álbum de la banda alemana de thrash metal Sodom, editado en 1987 por Steamhammer/SPV.[1]

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[ru] Persecution Mania

Persecution Mania (с англ. — «Мания преследования») — второй студийный альбом немецкой трэш-метал группы Sodom, выпущенный 1 декабря 1987 года на лейбле Steamhammer. Альбом, несмотря на то, что на нём всё ещё чувствуется сильный уклон в блэк-метал, положил начало смене звучания группы в сторону трэш-метала. Помимо определения звучания Sodom, он олицетворял собой жанр трэш-метала в то время, когда его популярность, возможно, достигла пика. Альбом также имел сходство с музыкой других немецких групп, таких как Destruction и Kreator, из-за чего впоследствии возник термин «тевтонский трэш», обозначающий немецкую ветвь развития трэш-метала.

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