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Song Puzzles: One Song In Several Parts On Different Albums


Some stories, themes or concepts are presented not just in one single song but are split in separate tracks that (often) share the same title but are distinguished by a number of the corresponding part of the song series.

However, sometimes these parts are not found together on one album, but are included on different releases of the artist.
They can be found on two (or more) conceptually linked albums (where they function as part of an ensemble together with the other songs), or they can be included on independent releases (where only they alone continue their story).

Therefore, the main purpose of this list is to give an overview that enables the reader to find the missing song pieces - or even to inform that these pieces exist at all.

Please feel free to find and suggest more examples of these "song jigsaw puzzles": one song(concept) in separate parts on different albums.

[Updated 26.12.2024]

Created by: Plattner | 28.05.2023



1. After Forever - Prison Of Desire
Mea Culpa (The Embrace That Smothers - Prologue) + Leaden Legacy (The Embrace That Smothers - Pt. I) + Follow In The Cry (The Embrace That Smothers Pt. II) + Yield To Temptation (The Embrace That Smothers Pt. III), 2000 [Note: Mark Jansen continued this concept with EPICA -The Phantom Agony and The Divine Conspiracy - SEE BELOW]
2. Agathodaimon - Higher Art Of Rebellion
Body Of Clay, 1999
3. Agathodaimon - Phoenix
Devil's Deal (Body Of Clay II), 2009
4. Alestorm - Sunset On The Golden Age
Wooden Leg!, 2014
5. Alestorm - Curse Of The Crystal Coconut
Wooden Leg Part 2 (The Woodening), 2020
6. Alestorm - Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
Wooden Leg (Part 3), 2022
7. Amon Amarth - With Oden On Our Side
Hermod's Ride To Hel - Loke's Treachery Part 1, 2006
8. Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising
Töck's Taunt - Loke's Treachery Part II, 2011
9. An Autumn - Try Not To Destroy Everything You Love
Try Not To Destroy Everything You Love, 2013
10. An Autumn - Try Not To Love Everything You Destroy
Try Not To Love Everything You Destroy, 2014
11. Anathema - A Natural Disaster
Are You There?, 2003 [Note: Daniel Cavanagh continued this concept with WEATHER SYSTEMS - Ocean Without A Shore - SEE BELOW]
12. Anathema - Weather Systems
Untouchable Part 1 + Untouchable Part 2, 2012 [Note: Daniel Cavanagh continued this concept with WEATHER SYSTEMS - Ocean Without A Shore - SEE BELOW]
13. Arena - Songs From The Lions Cage
Crying For Help I + Crying For Help II + Crying For Help III + Crying For Help IV, 1995 [Note: only part 4 and part 7 have lyrics]
14. Arena - Pride
Crying For Help V + Crying For Help VI + Crying For Help VII + Crying For Help VIII, 1996
15. Asphyx - Last One On Earth
Asphyx (Forgotten War), 1992
16. Asphyx - Death... The Brutal Way
Asphyx II (They Died As They Marched), 2009
17. Axxis - Kingdom Of The Night
Kingdom Of The Night , 1989
18. Axxis - Kingdom Of The Night II
Kingdom Of The Night II , 2014
19. Bal-Sagoth - Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule
The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Hyperborean Empire, 1996
20. Bal-Sagoth - Battle Magic
The Dark Liege Of Chaos Is Unleashed At The Ensorcelled Shrine Of A'Zura-Kai (The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Hyperborean Empire Part II), 1998
21. Bal-Sagoth - Atlantis Ascendant
Cry Havoc For Glory, And The Annihilation Of The Titans Of Chaos (The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Hyperborean Empire, Pt. III), 2001
22. Battlelore - ...Where The Shadows Lie
Khazad-Dûm Pt. 1 (Ages Of Mithril), 2001
23. Battlelore - Sword's Song
Khazad-Dûm Pt. 2 (Silent Caverns), 2003
24. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Planet Caravan, 1970 [Note: two closely related songs that are discussed as a possible unofficial series]
25. Black Sabbath - 13
Zeitgeist, 2013
26. Bokassa - Divide & Conquer
Immortal Space Pirate (The Stoner Anthem), 2017
27. Bokassa - Crimson Riders
Immortal Space Pirate 2: The Last Shredi, 2019
28. Bokassa - Molotov Rocktail
Immortal Space Pirate 3: Too Old For This Sith, 2021
29. Brujeria - ¡Demoniaco!
Sacrificio, 1990
30. Brujeria - ¡Machetazos!
Machetazos (Sacrificio II), 1992
31. Brujeria - Matando Güeros
Misas Negras (Sacrificio III) [+ Sacrificio + Machetazos (Sacrificio II)] + Cruza La Frontera + Chingo De Mecos + Greñudos Locos, 1993
32. Brujeria - Raza Odiada
Sesos Humanos (Sacrificio IV) + La Migra (Cruza La Frontera II) + Los Tengo Colgando (Chingo De Mecos II) + Hechando Chingasos (Greñudos Locos II), 1995
33. Brutus (BEL) - Major / Horde
Horde, 2015 [Note: possibly unfinished series]
34. Brutus (BEL) - Horde II / Dancing On The Face Of A Panther
Horde II, 2015
35. Brutus (BEL) - Nest
Horde V, 2019
36. Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison
Tears Don't Fall, 2005
37. Bullet For My Valentine - Temper Temper
Tears Don't Fall (Part 2), 2013
38. Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium
Rex Irae (Requiem), 1987 [Note: part 1 of the tripartite Requiem]
39. Celtic Frost - Monotheist
Winter (Requiem, Chapter Three: Finale), 2006 [Note: part 3 of the tripartite Requiem. Tom Gabriel Fischer completed the Requiem with TRIPTYKON - SEE BELOW]
40. Children Of Bodom - Something Wild
Lake Bodom, 1997 [Note: almost all albums have a song that directly refers to the Lake Bodom murders]
41. Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder
Children Of Bodom, 1999
42. Children Of Bodom - Follow The Reaper
Bodom After Midnight, 2000
43. Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Bodom Beach Terror, 2003
44. Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
Bastards Of Bodom, 2005
45. Children Of Bodom - Halo Of Blood
Bodom Blue Moon (The Second Coming), 2013
46. Children Of Bodom - I Worship Chaos
My Bodom (I Am The Only One), 2015
47. Cradle Of Filth - Midian
Her Ghost In The Fog, 2000 [Note: start of the so-called Clarissa Story]
48. Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine
Swansong For A Raven, 2004
49. Dark Buddha Rising - II
Mahathgata I + Mahathgata II, 2018
50. Dark Buddha Rising - Mathreyata
Mahathgata III, 2020
51. Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Finisterre
Finisterre, 2017
52. Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Noktvrn
Finisterre II, 2021
53. Dethklok - The Dethalbum
Murmaider, 2007
54. Dethklok - Dethalbum II
Murmaider II: The Water God, 2009
55. Dethklok - Dethalbum IV
Murmaider III, 2023
56. Devin Townsend - The Puzzle
Starchasm, 2021
57. Devin Townsend - Lightwork
Starchasm, Pt. 2, 2022
58. Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst
Sorgens Kammer, 1996
59. Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst MMV
Sorgens Kammer - Del II, 2005 [Note: This album is a re-recording of the songs from the 1996 release. This was not possible for the instrumental track entitled Sorgens Kammer because of copyright issues. Instead, they included part II as new song with lyrics.]
60. Dragged Into Sunlight - Terminal Aggressor [Collaboration]
Terminal Aggressor, 2009
61. Dragged Into Sunlight - Terminal Aggressor II
Terminal Aggressor II, 2020
62. Dream Theater - Images And Words
Metropolis - Part I "The Miracle And The Sleeper", 1992 [Note: This is a rare example where a song is continued with a concept album.]
63. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
1999
64. Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
The Glass Prison: Reflection + Restoration + Revelation, 2002 [Note: The Twelve-step Suite (also known as the Twelve-step Saga or Alcoholics Anonymous Suite) is a set of five (bi- or tripartite) songs continued over five albums.]
65. Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
This Dying Soul: IV. Reflections of Reality (Revisited) + V. Release, 2003
66. Dream Theater - Octavarium
The Root Of All Evil: VI. Ready + VII. Remove, 2005
67. Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Repentance: VIII. Regret + IX. Restitution, 2007
68. Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
The Shattered Fortress: X. Restraint + XI. Receive + XII. Responsible, 2009
69. Edenbridge - The Bonding
The Bonding, 2013
70. Edenbridge - Shangri-La
The Bonding (Part 2), 2022
71. Edge Of Sanity - Nothing But Death Remains
Maze Of Existence (Epidemic Reign Part I) + Impulsive Necroplasma (Epidemic Reign Part II), 1991
72. Edge Of Sanity - Unorthodox
Everlasting (Epidemic Reign Part III) + Cold Sun (Epidemic Reign Part IV), 1992
73. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
Crimson, 1996
74. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II
Crimson II, 2003
75. Ellende - Weltennacht
Triebe, 2014
76. Ellende - Triebe
Triebe II, 2021
77. Eluveitie - Slania
Tarvos, 2008
78. Eluveitie - Origins
Sucellos, 2014
79. Eluveitie - Evocation II - Pantheon
Svcellos II (Sequel) + Tarvos II (Sequel), 2017
80. Ensiferum - Ensiferum
Old Man (Väinämöinen) + Little Dreamer (Väinämöinen Part II), 2001
81. Ensiferum - Thalassic
Cold Northland (Väinämöinen Part III), 2020
82. Enslaved - Ruun
Ruun, 2006
83. Enslaved - Caravans To The Outer Worlds
Ruun II - The Epitaph, 2021
84. Epica - The Phantom Agony
Cry For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers - Part IV) + Façade Of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers - Part V) + Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers - Part VI), 2003 [Note: Mark Jansen started this series with AFTER FOREVER - SEE ABOVE]
85. Epica - The Divine Conspiracy
Death Of A Dream (The Embrace That Smothers - Part VII) + Living A Lie (The Embrace That Smothers - Part VIII) + Fools Of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers - Part IX), 2007
86. Epica - Consign To Oblivion
Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns - Prologue) + The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns - Part I) + Mother Of Light (A New Age Dawns - Part II) + Consign To Oblivion (A New Age Dawns - Part III), 2005
87. Epica - Design Your Universe
Resign To Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV) + Kingdom Of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V) + Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI), 2009
88. Epica - Kingdom Of Heaven
Kingdom Of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V); 2019 [Note: Epica released this song from the 2009 album, where it was part of the A New Age Dawns series, in 2019 as part of the new Kingdom Of Heaven series. Thus, both series overlap at this song.]
89. Epica - The Quantum Enigma
The Quantum Enigma - Kingdom Of Heaven Part II, 2014
90. Epica - Ωmega
Kingdom Of Heaven, Part 3 - The Antediluvian Universe, 2021
91. Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - Before The Bleeding Sun
Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before The Bleeding Sun), 2006
92. Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - Children Of The Dark Waters
Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act II: Children Of The Dark Waters), 2009
93. Eternal Tears Of Sorrow - Saivon Lapsi
Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act III: Saivon Lapsi), 2013
94. Evergrey - A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)
Ominous, 2022
95. Evergrey - Theories Of Emptiness
Falling From The Sun [Note: Sometimes labeled with the subtitle "Ominous Chapter Two", 2024
96. Fields Of The Nephilim - Burning The Fields
Laura, 1984
97. Fields Of The Nephilim - Returning To Gehenna
Laura II, 1986
98. Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring
Childsplay Part I + Childsplay Part II, 2005
99. Green Carnation - The Acoustic Verses
Child's Play Part III, 2006
100. Heidra - Awaiting Dawn
Awaiting Dawn, 2014 [Note: "The Dawn" trilogy]
101. Heidra - The Blackening Tide
Dawn, 2018
102. Heidra - To Hell Or Kingdom Come
Retribution's Dawn, 2022
103. Human Fortress - Defenders Of The Crown
Gladiator Of Rome, 2003
104. Human Fortress - Raided Land
Gladiator Of Rome (Part 2), 2013
105. Hypno5e - A Distant (Dark) Source
Tauca - Part II (Nowhere), 2019
106. Hypno5e - Sheol
Tauca - Part I - Another, 2023
107. Hypocrisy - The Fourth Dimension
The Arrival Of The Demons, 1994
108. Hypocrisy - Abducted
The Arrival Of The Demons (Part 2), 1996
109. Ice Age - The Great Divide
Perpetual Child + To Say Goodbye Part I: Worthless Words + To Say Goodbye Part II: On Our Way, 1999 [Note: "Perpetual Child" and "To Say Goodbye" are two series that are continued over the different albums in parallel.]
110. Ice Age - Liberation
To Say Goodbye Part III: Still Here, 2001
111. Ice Age - Waves Of Loss And Power
Perpetual Child, Part II: Forever + To Say Goodbye, Part IV: Remembrance + To Say Goodbye, Part V: Water Child, 2023
112. Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Birth Of The Wicked + The Coming Curse,1998 [Note: These songs are often regarded as prequel/introduction to the Something Wicked Saga]
113. Iced Earth - Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked - Part 1)
Something Wicked (Part 1) + Something Wicked (Part 2), 2007
114. Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2)
Something Wicked (Part 3), 2008
115. Iced Earth - Dystopia
Dystopia + Tragedy And Triumph, 2011 [Note: Continuation of the Something Wicked Saga]
116. Iced Earth - Plagues Of Babylon
Plagues Of Babylon + Democide + The Culling + Among The Living Dead + Resistance + The End?, 2014 [Note: Continuation of the Something Wicked Saga]
117. Impaled Nazarene - Rapture
Angel Rectums Do Bleed, 1998
118. Impaled Nazarene - Nihil
Angel Rectums Still Bleed - The Sequel, 2000
119. Impaled Nazarene - Absence Of War Does Not Mean Peace
Prequel To Bleeding (Angels III), 2001
120. In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
The Black Lodge + Past October Skies (The Black Lodge Revisited), 2008
121. In Mourning - Monolith
The Final Solution (Entering The Black Lodge), 2010
122. In Extremo - Verehrt Und Angespien
Merseburger Zaubersprüche, 1999
123. In Extremo - Sünder Ohne Zügel
Merseburger Zaubersprüche II, 2001
124. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Charlotte The Harlot, 1980 [Note: start of the so-called Charlotte The Harlot Saga]
125. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast
22 Acacia Avenue, 1982
126. Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying
Hooks In You, 1990
127. Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
From Here To Eternity, 1992
128. Isis - Celestial
Sgnl>01 + Sgnl>02 + Sgnl>03 + SGNL>04 (End Transmission) + Celestial (The Tower) + Deconstructing Towers, 2000
129. Isis - SGNL>05
SGNL>05 (Final Transmission) + Divine Mother (The Tower Crumbles) + Constructing Towers + Celestial (Signal Fills The Void), 2001
130. Kataklysm - Vision The Chaos
Vision The Chaos (Kataklysm Part I), 1994 [Note: part 1 and part 2 as single songs, part 3 as album]
131. Kataklysm - Sorcery
Sorcery (Kataklysm, Pt. II), 1995
132. Kataklysm - Temple Of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III)
1996
133. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part One + Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two, 1973 [Note: instrumental pentalogy]
134. King Crimson - Three Of A Perfect Pair
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part III, 1984
135. King Crimson - The ConstruKction Of Light
Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part IV), 2000
136. King Crimson - The Power To Believe
Level Five, 2003
137. Leviathan - Shadows Of No Light
It Comes In Whispers + Blood Red And True, 2000
138. Leviathan - Tentacles Of Whorror
Blood Red And True: Part 3 (Plummeting Obscure), 2004
139. Leviathan - A Silhouette In Splinters
It Comes In Whispers Part:2 + Blood Red And True Part:2 (A Spell To Vanquish Sea Serpents), 2005
140. Lord Belial - Enter The Moonlight Gate
Realm of a Thousand Burning Souls (Pt 1), 1997
141. Lord Belial - Unholy Crusade
And Heaven Eternally Burns (Realm Of A Thousand Burning Souls Pt II), 1999
142. Marduk - Those Of The Unlight
Wolves, 1993
143. Marduk - Opus Nocturne
Untrodden Paths (Wolves Part II), 1994
144. Marduk - Panzer Division Marduk
502, 1999
145. Marduk - Plague Angel
Warschau, 2004
146. Marduk - Iron Dawn
Warschau 2: Headhunter Halfmoon, 2011
147. Marduk - Frontschwein
503 + Warschau III: Necropolis, 2015 [Note: part 3 as limited mediabook bonus]
148. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Hangar 18, 1990
149. Megadeth - The World Needs A Hero
Return To Hangar, 2001
150. Metallica - Metallica
The Unforgiven, 1991
151. Metallica - Re-Load
The Unforgiven II, 1997
152. Metallica - Death Magnetic
The Unforgiven III, 2008
153. Mob Rules - Ethnolution A.D.
2006 [Note: This is a rare example where an album is followed by a song as part II of the series.]
154. Mob Rules - Radical Peace
The Oswald File (Ethnolution II - A Matter Of Unnecessary Doubt), 2009
155. Moonlight Sorcery - Piercing Through The Frozen Eternity
Wolven Hour, 2022
156. Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle
Suden Tie (Wolven Hour Part II), 2023
157. Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death
Spectrum Of Death, 1988 [two instrumental songs]
158. Morbid Saint - Destruction System
Spectrum Of Death II, 2015
159. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
Slowly Growing Deaf (Sleep Part I), 1991
160. Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
Sleep (Part II): Carry Stress In The Jaw + Sleep (Part III): Phlegmatics, 1995
161. My Dying Bride - As The Flower Withers
Sear Me, 1992
162. My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
Sear Me MCMXCIII, 1993
163. My Dying Bride - The Light At The End Of The World
Sear Me III, 1999
164. Napalm Death - Scum
C.S., 1987
165. Napalm Death - Enemy Of The Music Business
C.S. (Conservative Shithead, Part 2), 2000
166. Necrophobic - Darkside
Venaesectio (Episode One) + Descension (Episode Two) + Nifelhel (Episode Three), 1997
167. Necrophobic - In The Twilight Grey
Ascension (Episode Four), 2024
168. Nocte Obducta - Taverne - In Schatten Schäbiger Spelunken
Hexer (Verflucht), 2000
169. Nocte Obducta - Schwarzmetall - Ein Primitives Zwischenspiel
Schwarzmetall (Hexer - Teil 2) + Gemälde Derer, Die Schieden + Ein Knöchernes Windspiel (Hexer - Teil III / Gemälde Derer, Die Schieden - Teil II) [2004 vinyl re-release bonus]
170. Nocte Obducta - Hammergeddon 666 - Die Katakomben Betritt Man Nicht Allein
Auf Wortlosen Fluren (Gemälde Derer, Die Schieden – Teil III)
171. Olhava - Ladoga
Ageless River I + Ageless River II + Ageless River III + Ageless River IV + Ageless River V, 2020 [instrumental series in 9 parts]
172. Olhava - Sacrifice
Ageless River VI + Ageless River VII + Ageless River VIII + Ageless River IX, 2024
173. Opeth - Blackwater Park
Patterns In The Ivy, 2001 [part 1 is an instrumental, part 2 has lyrics]
174. Opeth - Still Day Beneath The Sun
Patterns In The Ivy II, 2002
175. Overkill - Feel The Fire
Overkill, 1985
176. Overkill - Taking Over
Overkill II (The Nightmare Continues), 1987
177. Overkill - Under The Influence
Overkill III (Under The Influence), 1988
178. Overkill - The Years Of Decay
E.vil N.ever D.ies, 1989
179. Overkill - Immortalis
Overkill V... The Brand, 2007
180. Pan.thy.monium - ...Dawn
Ekkhoeece, 1990
181. Pan.thy.monium - Dawn Of Dreams
Ekkhoeece II, 1992
182. Pan.thy.monium - Khaooohs
Ekkhoeece III, 1993
183. Persefone - Spiritual Migration
Consciousness (Pt. 1): Sitting In Silence + Consciousness (Pt. 2): A Path To Enlightenment, 2013
184. Persefone - Metanoia
Consciousness Pt. 3, 2022
185. Power Quest - Wings Of Forever
Power Quest, 2002
186. Power Quest - Neverworld
Neverworld (Power Quest II) + Sacred Land, 2003
187. Power Quest - Face The Raven
Coming Home (Sacred Land II), 2016
188. Psyopus - Ideas Of Reference
Imogen's Puzzle, 2004
189. Psyopus - Our Puzzling Encounters Considered
Imogen's Puzzle Part 2, 2007
190. Psyopus - Odd Senses
Imogen's Puzzle Pt 3, 2009
191. Quo Vadis - Quo Vadis
Element Of The Ensemble, 1995
192. Quo Vadis - Forever
Inner Capsule (Element Of The Ensemble Part II), 1996
193. Quo Vadis - Day Into Night
Absolution (Element Of The Ensemble III), 2001
194. Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
Tunnel Effect (Element Of The Ensemble IV), 2004
195. Rhapsody Of Fire - The Eighth Mountain
Abyss Of Pain, 2019
196. Rhapsody Of Fire - Glory For Salvation
Abyss Of Pain II, 2021
197. Royal Hunt - 20th Anniversary: Special Edition
Save Me, 2012 [Note: new song as boxset bonus]
198. Royal Hunt - Cast In Stone
Save Me II, 2018
199. Rush - Fly By Night
By-Tor & The Snow Dog, 1975
200. Rush - Caress Of Steel
The Necromancer, 1975 [Note: This is Part II of the By-Tor story]
201. Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Cygnus X-1, 1977
202. Rush - Hemispheres
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres, 1978
203. Rush - Moving Pictures
Witch Hunt, 1981 [Note: This is Part III of the Fear-series. The first three parts were released in reverse order]
204. Rush - Signals
The Weapon (Part II Of Fear), 1982
205. Rush - Grace Under Pressure
The Enemy Within (Part I Of Fear), 1984
206. Rush - Vapor Trails
Freeze (Part IV Of "Fear"), 2002
207. Saga - Saga
Will It Be You? (Chapter Four) + Tired World (Chapter Six), 1978
208. Saga - Images At Twilight
It's Time (Chapter Three) + Images (Chapter One), 1979
209. Saga - Silent Knight
Don't Be Late (Chapter Two) + Too Much To Lose (Chapter Seven), 1980
210. Saga - Worlds Apart
No Regrets (Chapter Five) + No Strangers (Chapter Eight), 1981
211. Saga - Full Circle
Remember When (Chapter 9) + Uncle Albert's Eyes (Chapter 13) + Not This Way (Chapter 10), 1999
212. Saga - House Of Cards
Ashes To Ashes (Chapter 11) + We'll Meet Again (Chapter 15), 2001
213. Saga - Marathon
Streets Of Gold (Chapter 14) + You Know I Know (Chapter 12) + Worlds Apart (Chapter 16), 2003
214. Saga - The Chapters
2005 [Note: Live album with all 16 chapters in numerical order]
215. Saviour Machine - Legend Part I
Legend I:I + Legend I:II + World War III: The Final Conflict I + Anti-Christ I, 1997 [Note: The three song series Legend, World War III and Anti-Christ are continued in parallel on these concept albums]
216. Saviour Machine - Legend Part II
Legend II:I + Legend II:II + World War III: The Final Conflict II + Anti-Christ II: The Balance Of Power, 1998
217. Saviour Machine - Legend Part III:I
Legend III:I + Anti-Christ III: The King Of Babylon, 2001
218. Saviour Machine - Legend Part III:II
Legend III:II + World War III - The Final Conflict III, 2011
219. Semblant - Last Night Of Mortality
Legacy Of Blood + End Of Dusk, 2010 [Note: start of the Legacy of Blood Saga]
220. Semblant - Lunar Manifesto
Scarlet Heritage (Legacy of Blood, Pt. III), 2014
221. Semblant - Obscura
Dethrone The Gods, Control The Masters (Legacy Of Blood Pt.IV) + The Hunter, The Hunger (Legacy Of Blood Pt.V), 2020
222. Semblant - Vermilion Eclipse
Black Sun Genesis (Legacy Of Blood, Pt. VI) + Bloodred Monarch (Legacy Of Blood, Pt. VII), 2022
223. Seth - Les Blessures De L'Ame
Hymne Au Vampire (Acte I) + Hymne Au Vampire (Acte II)... Vers Une Nouvelle Ère, 1998
224. Seth - La Morsure Du Christ
Hymne Au Vampire (Acte III), 2021
225. Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone
Cliffhanger, 1995
226. Shadow Gallery - Legacy
Cliffhanger 2, 2001
227. Solefald - Red For Fire : An Icelandic Odyssey Part I
Lokasenna, 2005
228. Solefald - Black For Death: An Icelandic Odyssey Part II
Lokasenna Part 2 + Lokasenna Part 3, 2006
229. Sonata Arctica - Silence
The End of This Chapter, 2001 [Note: official Caleb Saga in (so far) six parts]
230. Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
Don`t Say A Word, 2004 [Note: in addition to the continuation of the Caleb Saga (Don`t Say A Word), this also contains the song White Pearl, Black Oceans..., which has a sequel on the 2016 album; Additional Note: The cover of Don`t Say A Word by Xandria on Fire & Ashes is from a female point of view - the mother or Juliet)
231. Sonata Arctica - Unia
Caleb, 2007
232. Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays
Julia, 2009
233. Sonata Arctica - The Ninth Hour
Till Death's Done Us Apart, 2016 [Note: in addition to the continuation of the Caleb Saga (Till Death's Done Us Apart), this also contains the sequel (White Pearl, Black Oceans - Part II, "By the Grace of the Ocean) to the corresponding song from the 2004 album)
234. Sonata Arctica - Talviyö
The Last of the Lambs, 2019
235. Suidakra - Signs For The Fallen
The Embers Deid, 2003
236. Suidakra - Caledonia
The Embers Deid (Part II), 2006
237. Swallow The Sun - The Morning Never Came
Swallow (Horror, Pt. I), 2003
238. Swallow The Sun - Hope
Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt.2), 2007
239. Swallow The Sun - New Moon
Lights On The Lake (Horror Pt. III), 2009
240. Swallow The Sun - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird
Labyrinth Of London (Horror Pt. IV), 2012
241. Temperance - Of Jupiter And Moons
Daruma's Eyes (Part 1), 2018 [Note: part 1 as one song and part 2 as a full album]
242. Temperance - Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2
2023
243. Tengger Cavalry - Sunesu Cavalry
War Horse, 2012
244. Tengger Cavalry - Cian Bi
Ride Into Grave And Glory (War Horse II), 2018
245. The Gathering - Disclosure
Gemini I + Gemini II, 2012
246. The Gathering - Afterwords
Gemini III, 2013
247. The Ruins Of Beverast - Rain Upon The Impure
Blood Vaults (I: Thy Virginal Malodour), 2006
248. The Ruins Of Beverast - Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite
Blood Vaults (II - Our Despots Cleanse The Levant), 2009
249. The Ruins Of Beverast - Blood Vaults (The Blazing Gospel Of Heinrich Kramer)
2013
250. Theatres Des Vampires - Vampyrìsme, Nècrophilie, Nècrosadisme, Nècrophagie
Woods Of Vallachia, 1996
251. Theatres Des Vampires - The Vampire Chronicles
Woods Of Vallachia Part 2: The Revelation,1999
252. Therion - Sirius B
Kali Yuga Part 1 + Kali Yuga Part 2, 2004
253. Therion - Sitra Ahra
Kali Yuga III, 2010
254. Tiamat - Sumerian Cry
Intro - Sumerian Cry (Part I) + Outro - Sumerian Cry (Part II), 1990
255. Tiamat - The Astral Sleep
Sumerian Cry (Part III), 1990 [Note: only part 3 contains lyrics]
256. To/Die/For - Epilogue
The Unknown, 2001
257. To/Die/For - Jaded
The Unknown II, 2002
258. To/Die/For - Cult
Unknown III, 2015
259. Tomb Mold - Primordial Malignity
Intro - They Grow Inside, 2017
260. Tomb Mold - Planetary Clairvoyance
Planetary Clairvoyance (They Grow Inside Pt 2), 2019
261. Triptykon - Requiem (Live At Roadburn 2019)
Rex Irae + Grave Eternal + Winter, 2020 [Note: Live performance of all three parts, including Grave Eternal as the novel part 2. Tom Gabriel Fischer had created part 1 and part 3 already with CELTIC FROST - SEE ABOVE]
262. Trouble - Run To The Light
The Misery Shows, 1987
263. Trouble - Trouble
The Misery Shows (Act II), 1990
264. Unpure - Unpure
Call Of Doom (Part I), 1995
265. Unpure - Coldland
Call Of Doom (Part II), 1996
266. Unpure - Trinity In Black
The 3rd Call + The Final Call, 2001
267. Varg - Wolfszeit
Blutdienst, 2007
268. Varg - Blutaar
Blutdienst II (Des Adlers Blutige Schwingen), 2010
269. Virgin Black - Requiem - Mezzo Forte
Lacrimosa (I Am Blind With Weeping), 2007
270. Virgin Black - Requiem - Fortissimo
Lacrimosa (Gather Me), 2008
271. Virgin Black - Requiem - Pianissimo
Lacrimosa (I Tread Alone), 2018
272. Visions Of Atlantis - Trinity
The Poem, 2007 [Note: The song The Poem and a sequel]
273. Visions Of Atlantis - Maria Magdalena
Beyond Horizon - The Poem Pt. II, 2011
274. Visions Of Atlantis - Cast Away
Lemuria, 2004 [Note: The song Lemuria and a sequel]
275. Visions Of Atlantis - The Deep & The Dark
Return To Lemuria, 2018
276. Volbeat - The Strength/The Sound/The Songs
Soulweeper, 2005
277. Volbeat - Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil
Soulweeper #2, 2007
278. Voorhees - Chapter One
Voorhees, 2017
279. Voorhees - Chapter Two
Voorhees II, 2020
280. Voorhees - Chapter III
Voorhees III, 2022
281. Weather Systems - Ocean Without A Shore
Are You There? Part 2 [Note: Daniel Cavanagh started this concept with ANATHEMA on A Natural Desaster - SEE ABOVE] + Untouchable Part 3 [Note: Daniel Cavanagh started this concept with ANATHEMA on Weather Systems - SEE ABOVE], 2024
282. Wiegedood - De Doden Hebben Het Goed
De Doden Hebben Het Goed, 2015
283. Wiegedood - De Doden Hebben Het Goed II
De Doden Hebben Het Goed II, 2017
284. Wiegedood - De Doden Hebben Het Goed III
De Doden Hebben Het Goed III, 2018
285. Xasthur - Victims Of The Times
A Future To Fear + Benefits Of Dying, 2021
286. Xasthur - Inevitably Dark
A Future To Fear II + Benefits Of Dying Part 2 + Projection Of Inferiority II, 2023
287. 3 Inches Of Blood - Advance And Vanquish
Fear On The Bridge (Upon The Boiling Sea I) + Lord Of The Storm (Upon The Boiling Sea II) + Isle Of Eternal Despair (Upon The Boiling Sea III), 2004
288. 3 Inches Of Blood - Long Live Heavy Metal
Die For Gold (Upon The Boiling Sea IV), 2012



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05.06.2023 - 14:42
Plattner
Written by Duck Dodgers on 05.06.2023 at 12:38

This is a very nice and interesting article that requires a lot of hard work! Very well done!

Also:
To/Die/For: The Unknown (Epilogue album 2001)
To/Die/For: The Unknown II (Jaded album 2003)
To/Die/For: The Unknown III (Cult album 2015)

Thank you very much for your nice comment, Duck Dodgers. I have added your interesting examples to the list.
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05.06.2023 - 15:40
Plattner
Written by RazMan on 05.06.2023 at 13:28

Cool list! I suggest you add Black Sabbath Planet caravan (Paranoid) and Zeitgeist (13) even though they are not "officially" connected in any way.

Thank you very much for your nice comment, RazMan. I will definitely have a look. Maybe this is another example of a sequel or it is an example for self-citation (but maybe many of the sequels are self-citation in general, they just made it "official"). Do you know if the band said anything about the relation of the two songs?
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05.06.2023 - 19:50
Plattner
Written by RazMan on 05.06.2023 at 13:28

Cool list! I suggest you add Black Sabbath Planet caravan (Paranoid) and Zeitgeist (13) even though they are not "officially" connected in any way.

Thank you again, RazMan. This is a very interesting case. I also think that there are several connections between these songs (Planet Caravan and Zeitgeist) when you hear them. It would be good to know more about the link between these songs. Most information that is easy to gather from the net is fan-based. These two songs are often mentioned together, sometimes even in addition with Solitude [Master Of Reality].

There are other more or less "unofficial" song series (at least from the information that is easily accessible) on different albums: The "Charlotte Saga" by Iron Maiden (Charlotte The Harlot [Iron Maiden] + 22 Acacia Avenue [The Number Of The Beast] + Hooks In You [No Prayer For The Dying] + From Here To Eternity [Fear Of The Dark]) or the "Clarissa Story" by Cradle Of Filth (Her Ghost In The Fog [Midian] + Swansong For A Raven [Nymphetamine]).
Maybe I will add them, if I know more about them.
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06.06.2023 - 08:32
John doe
Progressive metal band Ice Age has two songs that stretch on all three albums.

First there's Perpetual Child, the opening song on their debut album, which got a second part on their new 2023 album: Perpetual Child, Part II: Forever

Second, To Say Goodbye stretches on all their three albums: Part I and Part II on their debut, Part III on their second album and Part IV and Part V on the last one.
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06.06.2023 - 14:21
A Real Mönkey
Ayo “They Grow Inside” by Tomb Mold. One on the first and part 2 on the third.
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06.06.2023 - 19:04
Plattner
Written by John doe on 06.06.2023 at 08:32

Progressive metal band Ice Age has two songs that stretch on all three albums.

First there's Perpetual Child, the opening song on their debut album, which got a second part on their new 2023 album: Perpetual Child, Part II: Forever

Second, To Say Goodbye stretches on all their three albums: Part I and Part II on their debut, Part III on their second album and Part IV and Part V on the last one.

Thank you again, JoHn Doe, for your interesting examples.
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06.06.2023 - 19:05
Plattner
Written by A Real Mönkey on 06.06.2023 at 14:21

Ayo “They Grow Inside” by Tomb Mold. One on the first and part 2 on the third.

Thank you very much, A Real Mönkey. I have added your interesting song examples.
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28.06.2023 - 06:08
valcrist
Some other additions to the list would be:
*Sonata Arctica - Caleb's Saga: 0) Caleb 1) The End of this Chapter, 2) Don't Say A Word, 2.1) Bonus Xandria's Cover of Don't Say a Word (The mother or Juliet's perspective) 3) Juliet
*Semblant - Legacy of Blood Saga: 1) Legacy of Blood 2) End of Dusk 3) Scarlet Heritage 4) Dethrone the Gods Control the Masters 5) The Hunter, The Hunger 6) Black Sun Genesis 7) Bloodred Monarch
* 1) Black Sabbath -Black Sabbath (Sacrifice Perspective) 2) Type o Negative - Black Sabbath (Satan Perspective)
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28.06.2023 - 08:31
Plattner
Written by valcrist on 28.06.2023 at 06:08

Some other additions to the list would be:
*Sonata Arctica - Caleb's Saga: 0) Caleb 1) The End of this Chapter, 2) Don't Say A Word, 2.1) Bonus Xandria's Cover of Don't Say a Word (The mother or Juliet's perspective) 3) Juliet
*Semblant - Legacy of Blood Saga: 1) Legacy of Blood 2) End of Dusk 3) Scarlet Heritage 4) Dethrone the Gods Control the Masters 5) The Hunter, The Hunger 6) Black Sun Genesis 7) Bloodred Monarch
* 1) Black Sabbath -Black Sabbath (Sacrifice Perspective) 2) Type o Negative - Black Sabbath (Satan Perspective)

Thank you very much, valcrist. These are very interesting examples. I will have a closer look .
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28.06.2023 - 12:47
Plattner
Written by valcrist on 28.06.2023 at 06:08

Some other additions to the list would be:
*Sonata Arctica - Caleb's Saga: 0) Caleb 1) The End of this Chapter, 2) Don't Say A Word, 2.1) Bonus Xandria's Cover of Don't Say a Word (The mother or Juliet's perspective) 3) Juliet
*Semblant - Legacy of Blood Saga: 1) Legacy of Blood 2) End of Dusk 3) Scarlet Heritage 4) Dethrone the Gods Control the Masters 5) The Hunter, The Hunger 6) Black Sun Genesis 7) Bloodred Monarch
* 1) Black Sabbath -Black Sabbath (Sacrifice Perspective) 2) Type o Negative - Black Sabbath (Satan Perspective)

Thank you again, valcrist. I have added the Caleb Saga (with a note for the Xandria cover) and the Legacy of Blood Saga. These are fantastic new examples. I keep the two Black Sabbath song versions in mind, maybe for some kind of cross-talk/cross-reference of songs from different bands.
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03.08.2023 - 17:39
Plattner
Written by RazMan on 05.06.2023 at 13:28

Cool list! I suggest you add Black Sabbath Planet caravan (Paranoid) and Zeitgeist (13) even though they are not "officially" connected in any way.

Thank you again, RazMan. I have finally added the two examples to the list.
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03.08.2023 - 22:03
Guib
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Such a cool idea. Well done.
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03.08.2023 - 23:07
Plattner
Written by Guib on 03.08.2023 at 22:03

Such a cool idea. Well done.

Thank you very much for your comment, Guib.
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08.02.2024 - 14:26
nonZero
Fantastic idea for a list - I can see a lot of hard work has gone into this and it shows!
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08.02.2024 - 22:25
Plattner
Written by nonZero on 08.02.2024 at 14:26

Fantastic idea for a list - I can see a lot of hard work has gone into this and it shows!

Thank you very much for your kind comment, nonZero.
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