Maniacal Laughter

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{{Infobox album

| name = Maniacal Laughter

| type = Album

| artist = The Bouncing Souls

| cover = The Bouncing Souls - Maniacal Laughter cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 26, 1996

| recorded = 1995

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = * Punk rock{{cite web |title=Bouncing Souls |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/14471/bouncing-souls-maniacal-laughter |website=Punknews.org |access-date=4 February 2023}}{{cite web |title=50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/50-greatest-punk-albums-all-time#38-bouncing-souls-%E2%80%94-maniacal-laughter |website=Revolver |access-date=February 12, 2023}}

• Oi!

| length = 23:44

| label = * Chunksaah Records

• BYO Records

| producer = Thom Wilson

| prev_title = The Good, the Bad & the Argyle

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Bouncing Souls

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Maniacal Laughter

| type = Studio album

| single1 = Here We Go

| single1date = 1996

| single2 = The Ballad of Johnny X

| single2date = 1996

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r264590|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "Here We Go" and "The Ballad Of Johnny X. The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Ted Daffan.{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/tully/entries/2006/12/guest_blog_boun.html

|title= Bouncing Souls | author=Jonathan Tully|publisher=www.palmbeachpost.com|accessdate=2008-03-06|last=|first=}} "Lamar Vannoy" is included in the opening sequence of Larry Clark's controversial 2002 film Ken Park.