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* [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]'s self-titled song has currently four sequels.
* ''The Dethalbum'' by Dethklok was followed by ''The Dethalbum II''. Also, "Murmaider" from the former was followed by "Murmaider II: The Water God" on the latter.
* Most of [[Nine Inch Nails]]' albums, singles and EPs have a "Halo number" appended to the title, indicating the chronological order of its release. ''The Downward Spiral'', for example, is designated "Halo 8", while their most recent release, ''The Slip'', is "Halo 27". Usually the releases that don't have a Halo number are releases that Reznor's record company forced him to release and fall under [[Canon
* As a response to the NWOBHM, Guitar Player columnist Mike Varney established the Shrapnel Records label, and issued a ''U.S. Metal'' compilation to spotlight unsigned American metal bands. ''U.S. Metal Vols. II-IV'' followed.
* An unusual case of this happening with a band name: King Missile III, so named because it was the second time they'd made significant lineup changes since forming. Technically, there was never a King Missile II: The first incarnation of the band was King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) and the second was simply King Missile.
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** The series also features ''[[Final Fantasy X 2]]'', which - perhaps confusingly for some - is neither ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' nor ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''. Or ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', for that matter.
** ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' are [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]]; every other ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' game is a single-player [[RPG]]. The former makes this distinction with its official title being "Final Fantasy XI: Online".
** Notably, ''[[Final Fantasy X 2]]'' is the only direct sequel of a game to be named like that. All the others (''[[Advent Children]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy XII|Revenant Wings]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy IV:
*** ''[[Final Fantasy X 2]]'' may have started a trend within the franchise since ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' is getting a direct sequel named ''Final Fantasy XIII-2''.
** There also exist Final Fantasy Legend II and III for the original Game Boy, although the Japanese versions were a separate series named [[SaGa]] and only branded Final Fantasy for international releases.
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