Persecution Mania is the second studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released on 1 December 1987 by Steamhammer/SPV.

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.

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".

[3] All music is composed by Chris Witchhunter, Frank Blackfire and Tom Angelripper, except where notedThe European CD release has a rerecording of "Outbreak of Evil" and the Expurse of Sodomy EP as bonus tracks.