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It is a common concept that many albums share the title with one of their songs, the title track.
However, there are a few examples of songs that have not been included in the album of the same name but on a different release by the group.

Please feel free to suggest more Metal/Hard Rock examples for these "misplaced title tracks".

[Updated 21.04.2024]

Created by: Plattner | 08.04.2023


1. AC/DC - High Voltage (Australia)
The song HIGH VOLTAGE was included on the album T.N.T. (1975).
2. AC/DC - If You Want Blood You've Got It
The song IF YOU WANT BLOOD (YOU`VE GOT IT) was included on the album HIGHWAY TO HELL (1979).
3. Arch Enemy - Black Earth
The song BLACK EARTH was included on the album STIGMATA (1998).
4. At The Gates - Gardens Of Grief
The song THROUGH GARDENS OF GRIEF was included on the album THE RED SKY IS OURS (1992)
5. Azaghal - Omega
The song XI OMEGA was included on the album TERAPHIM (2009)
6. Bathory - Hammerheart
The song HAMMERHEART was included on the album TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (1991).
7. Before The Dawn - Stormbringers
The song STORMBRINGER was included on the earlier album THE GHOST (2006).
8. Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
The song PARALAX was not included on the EP, but on the album THE PARALAX II: FUTURE SEQUENCE one year later (2012).
9. Blind Guardian - At The Edge Of Time
The song AT THE EDGE OF TIME was included on the album BEYOND THE RED MIRROR (2015).
10. Blind Guardian - Live Beyond The Spheres
They had never recorded a song that corresponds to the title of the live album upon its release. However, later they picked the title up again, changed one letter and included the song LIFE BEYOND THE SPHERES on the album THE GOD MACHINE (2022).
11. Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult
The song BLUE ÖYSTER CULT was included on the album IMAGINOS (1988).
12. Buckethead - Bucketheadland
The songs WELCOME TO BUCKETHEADLAND and LAST TRAIN TO BUCKETHEADLAND were included on the album GIANT ROBOT (1994)
13. Burzum - Det Som Engang Var
The song DET SOM ENGANG VAR was included on the album HVIS LYSET TAR OSS (1994).
14. Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction
The song REEK OF PUTREFACTION was included on the album SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS (1989).
15. Carcass - Wake Up And Smell The ... Carcass
The song WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CARCASS/CAVEAT EMPTOR was included on the album TORN ARTERIES (2021). [see comment 13.5.23]
16. Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
The song MORBID TALES was originally not on the EP (1984), but was included on EMPEROR'S RETURN (1985). However, the remastered version of the EP (1999) also contains tracks from EMPEROR'S RETURN, including the song MORBID TALES.
17. Coliseum - No Salvation
The song NO SALVATION was included on the split release LORDS/COLISEUM (2004).
18. Crippled Black Phoenix - 200 Tons Of Bad Luck
The song 200 TONS OF BAD LUCK was included on the album THE RESURRECTIONISTS / NIGHT RAIDER (2009).
19. Cro-Mags - Age Of Quarrel
The song AGE OF QUARREL was included on the album BEST WISHES (1989).
20. Décembre Noir - Forsaken Earth
The song THE FORSAKEN EARTH was included on the previous album, A DISCOURAGED BELIEVER (2014).
21. Def Leppard - On Through The Night
The song ON THROUGH THE NIGHT was included on the album HIGH 'N' DRY (1981).
22. Devin Townsend - Empath
The song EMPATH was included on the demo collection TESTS OF MANHOOD, which was released as bonus disc of the limited deluxe edition of EMPATH (2019).
23. Die Krupps - Metal Machine Music
The song METAL MACHINE MUSIC was included on the album I (1992).
24. Die Krupps - II - The Final Option
The song THE FINAL OPTION was included on the album III - ODYSSEY OF THE MIND (1995).
25. Die Krupps - Rings Of Steel
The song RINGS OF STEEL was included on the album I (1992) but not on this compilation.
26. Die Krupps - Metalmorphosis Of Die Krupps
The song METALMORPHOSIS was included on the album III - ODYSSEY OF THE MIND (1995) but not on this compilation.
27. Die Krupps - V - Metal Machine Music
The song METAL MACHINE MUSIC was included on the album I (1992).
28. Dissection - The Grief Prophecy
The song THE GRIEF PROPHECY/SHADOWS OVER A LOST KINGDOM was included on the album THE SOMBERLAIN (1993).
29. Dokken - Back For The Attack
The song BACK FOR THE ATTACK was included on the single DREAM WARRIORS (1987).
30. Dr. Know - Plug-In Jesus
The song PLUG-IN JESUS was included on the album THIS ISLAND EARTH (1986).
31. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
The song BRAIN SALAD SURGERY was not included on the album of the same name (1973) but on the album WORKS, VOL. 2 (1977). [see comment 13.5.23]
32. Emptiness - Guilty To Exist
The song GUILTY TO EXIST was included on the album OBLIVION (2007).
33. Grand Magus - Grand Magus
The song GRAND MAGUS was included as bonus track on the Japanese release only (2001) and later on the international release for the remastered versions (2006).
34. Great White - Once Bitten
The song ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY was included on the album ... TWICE SHY (1989).
35. Halestorm - Hello, It's Mz. Hyde
The song MZ. HYDE was not on the EP, but on the album released later that year, THE STRANGE CASE OF... (2012).
36. Harvey Milk - A Small Turn Of Human Kindness
The song A SMALL TURN OF HUMAN KINDNESS was already included on the album MY LOVE IS HIGHER THAN YOUR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT MY LOVE COULD BE (1994).
37. Helix - White Lace & Black Leather
The song WHITE LACE & BLACK LEATHER was included on the album NO REST FOR THE WICKED (1983).
38. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
The song KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS was included on the album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART II (1987).
39. Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2)
The song SOMETHING WICKED (PART 2) was included on the previous album, FRAMING ARMAGEDDON (SOMETHING WICKED - PART 1), together with part 1 of the song. This second album contains part 3 of the song.
40. Into Eternity - The Scattering Of Ashes
The song THE SCATTERING OF ASHES was included on the album THE SIRENS (2018).
41. Iron Butterfly - Scorching Beauty
The song SCORCHING BEAUTY was included on the album SUN AND STEEL (1975).
42. Judas Iscariot - Arise, My Lord
The song ARISE, MY LORD OF INFERNAL WISDOM was included on the album A DYING LIGHT (1996).
43. Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
The song SAD WINGS (with the lines "Sad wings of destiny, / Where have they gone?") was included as a bonus track on the first solo album from the Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford, RESURRECTION (2000).
44. King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet
The song OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET was included on the album GRETCHEN GOES TO NEBRASKA (1989).
45. Landmarq - Solitary Witness
The song SOLITARY WITNESS was included on the album INFINITY PARADE (1992).
46. Landmarq - Infinity Parade
The song INFINITY PARADE was included on the album THE VISION PIT (1995).
47. Landmarq - The Vision Pit
The song THE VISION PIT was included on the album SCIENCE OF COINCIDENCE (1998).
48. Landmarq - Science of Coincidence
The song SCIENCE OF COINCIDENCE was included on the album ENTERTAINING ANGELS (2012).
49. Landmarq - Thunderstruck
The song THUNDERSTRUCK was not included on this live album but on the album ENTERTAINING ANGELS (2012).
50. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
The song HOUSES OF THE HOLY was included on the album PHYSICAL GRAFFITI (1975).
51. Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day
The song CELEBRATION DAY, which stems from the album LED ZEPPELIN III (1970), was not included on the live album.
52. Moonsorrow - V: Hävitetty
The song HÄVITETTY was included on the album VARJOINA KULJEMME KUOLLEIDEN MAASSA (2011).
53. Morgion - Travesty
The song TRAVESTY was included on the album AMONG MAJESTIC RUIN (1997).
54. Motörhead - No Remorse
The song NO REMORSE was included on the album HAMMERED (2002).
55. Necrophagia - Death Is Fun
The song DEATH IS FUN appears on the demo of the same name (1984) but not on this compilation.
56. Nocte Obducta - Lethe - Gottverreckte Finsternis
The album (1999) contains the bipartite instrumental LETHE, but it does not contain a track that corresponds to the second part of the album title. The song GOTTVERRECKTE FINSTERNIS was included on the album UMBRIEL (DAS SCHWEIGEN ZWISCHEN DEN STERNEN) (2013).
57. Nuclear Assault - Game Over
The song GAME OVER was included on the THE PLAGUE (1987) EP.
58. Obituary - Xecutioner's Return
The song EXECUTIONER RETURNS was later included as a bonus track on the limited boxset version of XECUTIONER`S RETURN (2007).
59. Panzerfaust - Ephphatha
The song EPHPHATHA was not included on this EP, but on the previous EP entitled BYTHOS - PROARKHE (2010) and later on the album JEHOVA-JIREH: THE DIVINE ANTI-LOGOS (2013).
60. Paradise Lost - Shades Of God
The song SHADES OF GOD was included on the album DRACONIAN TIMES (1995).
61. Paradise Lost - Paradise Lost
The song PARADISE LOST was included on the first full-length album LOST PARADISE (1990), while the band also released a self-titled demo (1988) and a self-titled album (2005) both without the song.
62. Psychotic Waltz - A Psychotic Waltz
The song A PSYCHOTIC WALTZ was included on the album A SOCIAL GRACE, which was released in the same year (1990).
63. Pyracanda - Two Sides Of A Coin
The song TWO SITES OF A COIN was included on the album THORNS (1992).
64. Rammstein - Rammstein
The song RAMMSTEIN was included on the album HERZELEID (1995) and the 1994 demo.
65. Rhapsody - The Dark Secret
The song THE DARK SECRET was not included on this EP, but on the album SYMPHONY OF ENCHANTED LANDS II - THE DARK SECRET (2004).
66. Saviour Machine - Saviour Machine I
The song SAVIOUR MACHINE I was included on the album SAVIOUR MACHINE II (1994).
67. Shining (NOR) - In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster
The song IN THE KINGDOM OF KITSCH YOU WILL BE A MONSTER was included on the album GRINDSTONE (2007).
68. Skullflower - IIIrd Gatekeeper
The song IIIRD GATEKEEPER appeared as bonus track on the digital release of the album LAST SHOT AT HEAVEN (1993).
69. Slayer - Live Undead
The song LIVE UNDEAD was included on the album SOUTH OF HEAVEN (1988).
70. Solefald - Red For Fire : An Icelandic Odyssey Part I
The song RED FOR FIRE, BLACK FOR DEATH was included on the album BLACK FOR DEATH: AN ICELANDIC ODYSSEY PART II (2006).
71. Soundgarden - Telephantasm
The song THE TELEPHANTASM was released as single and appears as bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album upon iTunes download.
72. Stoned Jesus - The Harvest
The song THE HARVEST was released as standalone single (2015).
73. Subway To Sally - Mitgift: Mördergeschichten
The song MITGIFT was not included on the album (2014) but on the EP entitled MITGIFT AZ / MMXV (2015).
74. Summoning - Lugburz
The song LUGBURZ was included on the album MINAS MORGUL (1995).
75. Summoning - Dol Guldur
The song THROUGH THE FOREST OF DOL GULDUR was included on the album MINAS MORGUL (1995).
76. Summoning - Nightshade Forests
The song NIGHTSHADE FORESTS was included on the album DOL GULDUR (1997).
77. Testament - The Legacy
The song THE LEGACY was included on the album SOULS OF BLACK (1990).
78. The Chasm - Procreation Of The Inner Temple
The song PROCREATION OF THE INNER TEMPLE was included on the album FROM THE LOST YEARS (1995).
79. The Chasm - Deathcult For Eternity: The Triumph
The song DEATHCULT FOR ETERNITY was included on the album FROM THE LOST YEARS (1995).
80. The Chasm - Procession To The Infraworld
The song PROCESSION TO THE INFRAWORLD was included on the album CONJURATION OF THE SPECTRAL EMPIRE (2002).
81. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
The song WAITING FOR THE SUN was included on the album MORRISON HOTEL (1970).
82. The Flower Kings - Space Revolver
The song SPACE REVOLVER was released as bonus on the Japanese edition of the album ADAM & EVE (2004).
83. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
The song FRANCES THE MUTE was released as standalone single (2005).
84. The Ocean - Holocene
The song HOLOCENE was included on the previous album, PHANEROZOIC II: MESOZOIC / CENOZOIC (2020).
85. Therion - Vovin
The song EVOCATION OF VOVIN was included on one of the previous albums, LEPACA KLIFFOTH (1995).
86. TesseracT - Concealing Fate
The song CONCEALING FATE was included on the album ONE (2011).
87. Ulthar - Anthronomicon
The song ANTHRONOMICON was included on the album HELIONOMICON (2023). Both albums were released at the same day.
88. Until Death Overtakes Me - Days Without Hope
The song DAYS WITHOUT HOPE was included on the album ANTEMORTEM (2016).
89. Valdrin - Two Carrion Talismans
The song TWO CARRION TALISMANS was later included on the album THRONE OF THE LUNAR SOUL (2023).
90. Voivod - To The Death
The song TO THE DEATH was included on the album RRRÖÖÖAAARRR (1986).
91. Voivod - Voivod
The self-titled album was released in 2003, while they had recorded a self-titled song already for the demo TO THE DEATH (1984) and album WAR AND PAIN (1984), respectively.
92. Xasthur - The Funeral Of Being
The song THE FUNERAL OF BEING was included on the split release XASTHUR / ANGRA MAINYU (2004).


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09.04.2023 - 16:31
Plattner
Please feel free to suggest more Metal/Hard Rock examples for these "misplaced title tracks".
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09.04.2023 - 16:43
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
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Fantastic list idea
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09.04.2023 - 16:53
JoHn Doe
Great idea for a list indeed
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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09.04.2023 - 18:11
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
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Summoning does this too.
"Lugburz" is on Minas Morgul
"Nightshade Forests" is on Dol Guldur
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09.04.2023 - 18:15
A Real Mönkey
Now this is the type of list we need more of around here.

I think King Crimson did this with Starless and Bible Black/Red.
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09.04.2023 - 18:18
JoHn Doe
Written by A Real Mönkey on 09.04.2023 at 18:15

Now this is the type of list we need more of around here.

I think King Crimson did this with Starless and Bible Black/Red.


The song on Red is just called Starless.
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10.04.2023 - 00:07
Plattner
Written by F3ynman2000 on 09.04.2023 at 18:11

Summoning does this too.
"Lugburz" is on Minas Morgul
"Nightshade Forests" is on Dol Guldur


Thank you very much. I will add the two examples.
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10.04.2023 - 00:10
Plattner
Written by A Real Mönkey on 09.04.2023 at 18:15

Now this is the type of list we need more of around here.

I think King Crimson did this with Starless and Bible Black/Red.


Thank you very much for your comment.
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10.04.2023 - 00:11
Plattner
Written by JoHn Doe on 09.04.2023 at 16:53

Great idea for a list indeed


Thank you very much for your comment.
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10.04.2023 - 00:12
Plattner
Written by RaduP on 09.04.2023 at 16:43

Fantastic list idea


Thank you very much for your comment.
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10.04.2023 - 09:37
Redel
Moderator
Yes, good idea for a list, indeed. I am pretty confident that you will get more suggestions for such albums here, 20 seems few. I will look into this and see if I can come up with more albums, once I find the time.
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10.04.2023 - 10:55
Plattner
Written by Redel on 10.04.2023 at 09:37

Yes, good idea for a list, indeed. I am pretty confident that you will get more suggestions for such albums here, 20 seems few. I will look into this and see if I can come up with more albums, once I find the time.


Thank you for your comment. I will be happy to add more albums.
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18.04.2023 - 18:19
Redel
Moderator
I found these two. Thought I would find more though.
Moonsorrow | V: Hävitetty: Song Hävitetty included on Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa
Paradise Lost | Shades of God: Song placed on Draconian Times

This one would be a bit of a far stretch I guess:
Paradise Lost | Paradise Lost: Song placed on the album Lost Paradise
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18.04.2023 - 18:40
Plattner
Written by Redel on 18.04.2023 at 18:19

I found these two. Thought I would find more though.
Moonsorrow | V: Hävitetty: Song Hävitetty included on Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa
Paradise Lost | Shades of God: Song placed on Draconian Times

This one would be a bit of a far stretch I guess:
Paradise Lost | Paradise Lost: Song placed on the album Lost Paradise


Thank you very much, Redel. I am happy that you found some more examples.
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21.04.2023 - 22:05
Plattner
Written by [user id=329624] on 21.04.2023 at 21:13

Most The Chasm albums fit, tbh.


Thank you very much, nepalski. This is interesting.
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26.04.2023 - 03:43
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
How about Saviour Machine I (the song) being the opening track to Saviour Machine II (the album). The previous album was I, and the album II closes with II the song.
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26.04.2023 - 19:33
Plattner
Written by M C Vice on 26.04.2023 at 03:43

How about Saviour Machine I (the song) being the opening track to Saviour Machine II (the album). The previous album was I, and the album II closes with II the song.


Thank you very much, M C Vice. I have added this example to the list.
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26.04.2023 - 19:36
Plattner
Written by M C Vice on 26.04.2023 at 03:43

How about Saviour Machine I (the song) being the opening track to Saviour Machine II (the album). The previous album was I, and the album II closes with II the song.


Thank you again. I have also added the album Saviour Machine II, which includes the songs with the band`s name, to another list:

Song Titles With The Band`s Name

https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7672


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01.05.2023 - 22:45
Coolingsrock
You just earned yourself a Thumbs Up for such a creative list
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03.05.2023 - 18:29
Plattner
Written by Coolingsrock on 01.05.2023 at 22:45

You just earned yourself a Thumbs Up for such a creative list


Thank you very much for your nice comment (and the Thumps Up), Coolingsrock
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03.05.2023 - 19:33
JoHn Doe
Emerson Lake & Palmer released the famous Brain Salad Surgery album in 1973, but the song Brain Salad Surgery is on the album Works Vol. 2 (1977).
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04.05.2023 - 12:15
Plattner
Written by JoHn Doe on 03.05.2023 at 19:33

Emerson Lake & palmer released the famous Brain Salad Surgery album in 1973, but the song Brain Salad Surgery is on the album Works Vol. 2 (1977).


Thank for this interesting example of such a famous band, JoHn DoE. I have added it to the list (even though the band is unfortunately not in the Metal Storm database)
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04.05.2023 - 12:20
JoHn Doe
Written by Plattner on 04.05.2023 at 12:15

Written by JoHn Doe on 03.05.2023 at 19:33

Emerson Lake & palmer released the famous Brain Salad Surgery album in 1973, but the song Brain Salad Surgery is on the album Works Vol. 2 (1977).


Thank for this interesting example of such a famous band, JoHn DoE. I have added it to the list (even though the band is unfortunately not in the Metal Storm database)


It's also not a bad song. The album it's from is uneven and a chore to go through though.
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13.05.2023 - 12:42
Plattner
Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery
The album cover art is not shown, because the band is not in the database yet.

Carcass: Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass
The cover art of the compilation is not shown, because it depicts a real dead person, the photo from the JF Kennedy autopsy.
(I know the photo is also on Wikipedia and this is a metal forum, but I guess (1.) it may be too disturbing for some viewers and (2.) you have to draw a line somewhere.)
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13.05.2023 - 13:15
Starvynth
i c deaf people
Staff
Written by Plattner on 13.05.2023 at 12:42

Carcass: Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass
The cover art of the compilation is not shown

That's incorrect. The original artwork is right there, but you got the album title wrong.
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13.05.2023 - 13:54
Plattner
Written by Starvynth on 13.05.2023 at 13:15

Written by Plattner on 13.05.2023 at 12:42

Carcass: Wake Up And Smell The... Carcass
The cover art of the compilation is not shown

That's incorrect. The original artwork is right there, but you got the album title wrong.


Thank you for taking your time to comment.
I am sorry if my post was unclear.
I know that the picture is in the database and I placed the additional space in the title on purpose to hide the picture as I personally was not sure If I wanted to show it in my list.
Therefore, it was not a mistake on my side but also no criticism on the database. I just made the comment to explain the list.
However, if this is too unclear or too complicated I will just show the picture, as it is a common historical document anyhow.
Thank you for your willingness to help.
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13.05.2023 - 14:04
Starvynth
i c deaf people
Staff
Written by Plattner on 13.05.2023 at 13:54

Thank you for taking your time to comment.
I am sorry if my post was unclear.

Reading your post again, I think everything you wrote was crystal clear, yet I got you wrong. Sorry, my bad.
Just leave it as is. I've never been a fan of gory album covers and controversy just for the sake of controversy.
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20.05.2023 - 04:00
A Real Mönkey
Here's a weird one: "Sad Wings", the bonus track from Rob Halford's solo album Resurrection, is apparently named after the Judas Priest album "Sad Wings of Destiny." He even says the full title in the chorus of the song.
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"Change the world. My final message. Goodbye."

~Last words of Harambe, seconds before he was shot, according to child he shielded from gunfire
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20.05.2023 - 06:09
Plattner
Written by A Real Mönkey on 20.05.2023 at 04:00

Here's a weird one: "Sad Wings", the bonus track from Rob Halford's solo album Resurrection, is apparently named after the Judas Priest album "Sad Wings of Destiny." He even says the full title in the chorus of the song.


Thank you very much for this nice example. I will add it to the list soon.
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29.11.2023 - 22:19
Silent Creeper
Senile Veteran
Another fresh example is Valdrin - Song Two Carrion Talismans on the 2023 album is also the title of their second full length.
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