Guess The Iron Maiden Song!

New clue coming, and I have also corrected the bad phrasing of clue 2.

Clue 1: A Maiden B-side provides links to this next song you're trying to guess. One such link is through a book.

Clue 2: The chorus of the song has a line which is also the name of a song by a band that has shared stage with Maiden.

Clue 3: In the lyrics you will find a Slayer song, a record label, and a US 70s punk band more influential than successful, who sang about their home city.

Clue 4: Thematically, the song has quite a few counterparts in the Maiden catalog, but not really on the album on which it was released.

Clue 5:
London, Mexico City, Buenos Aires

Clue 6:
The song is found on more than one Maiden release, of which one has some atypical traits if we look at Maiden's overall release history.

Clue 7:
The inspiration behind the song is probably manifold, but inspiration can definitely be found in a film, which in turn was inspired by a work of literature. Within this work of literature, a Maiden album title can also be found in a quote. The name of the work of literature in question is also the last (stage) name of a rock singer who fronts a band that has been inspired by Maiden and was on a festival bill with Maiden a few years ago.

Clue 8:
In the song you can hear a composition trick often used by Maiden, where the end mirrors the beginning.


Slaughtered with wrath and despise: Killers, Quest for Fire, Charlotte the Harlot, Sun and Steel, Wasted Years, Running Free, Paschendale, Gangland, The Time Machine, The Book of Souls, Total Eclipse, The Parchment, Die With Your Boots On, Aces High, Fear of the Dark, Lord of the Flies, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Powerslave, Heaven Can Wait, Edge of Darkness, Sign of the Cross, Lord of the Flies
 
New clue coming, and I have also corrected the bad phrasing of clue 2.

Clue 1: A Maiden B-side provides links to this next song you're trying to guess. One such link is through a book.

Clue 2: The chorus of the song has a line which is also the name of a song by a band that has shared stage with Maiden.

Clue 3: In the lyrics you will find a Slayer song, a record label, and a US 70s punk band more influential than successful, who sang about their home city.

Clue 4: Thematically, the song has quite a few counterparts in the Maiden catalog, but not really on the album on which it was released.

Clue 5:
London, Mexico City, Buenos Aires

Clue 6:
The song is found on more than one Maiden release, of which one has some atypical traits if we look at Maiden's overall release history.

Clue 7:
The inspiration behind the song is probably manifold, but inspiration can definitely be found in a film, which in turn was inspired by a work of literature. Within this work of literature, a Maiden album title can also be found in a quote. The name of the work of literature in question is also the last (stage) name of a rock singer who fronts a band that has been inspired by Maiden and was on a festival bill with Maiden a few years ago.

Clue 8:
In the song you can hear a composition trick often used by Maiden, where the end mirrors the beginning.

Clue 9:
So we're still going? I'm a bit surpirsed, as this is not an obscure song. Or maybe that depends upon how you look at it... But here's the clue:
The song has been released in different versions.


Slaughtered with wrath and despise: Killers, Quest for Fire, Charlotte the Harlot, Sun and Steel, Wasted Years, Running Free, Paschendale, Gangland, The Time Machine, The Book of Souls, Total Eclipse, The Parchment, Die With Your Boots On, Aces High, Fear of the Dark, Lord of the Flies, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Powerslave, Heaven Can Wait, Edge of Darkness, Sign of the Cross, Lord of the Flies, Lost in a Lost World, Empire of the Clouds, The Book of Souls, Juanita
 
New clue coming, and I have also corrected the bad phrasing of clue 2.

Clue 1: A Maiden B-side provides links to this next song you're trying to guess. One such link is through a book.

Clue 2: The chorus of the song has a line which is also the name of a song by a band that has shared stage with Maiden.

Clue 3: In the lyrics you will find a Slayer song, a record label, and a US 70s punk band more influential than successful, who sang about their home city.

Clue 4: Thematically, the song has quite a few counterparts in the Maiden catalog, but not really on the album on which it was released.

Clue 5:
London, Mexico City, Buenos Aires

Clue 6:
The song is found on more than one Maiden release, of which one has some atypical traits if we look at Maiden's overall release history.

Clue 7:
The inspiration behind the song is probably manifold, but inspiration can definitely be found in a film, which in turn was inspired by a work of literature. Within this work of literature, a Maiden album title can also be found in a quote. The name of the work of literature in question is also the last (stage) name of a rock singer who fronts a band that has been inspired by Maiden and was on a festival bill with Maiden a few years ago.

Clue 8:
In the song you can hear a composition trick often used by Maiden, where the end mirrors the beginning.

Clue 9:
So we're still going? I'm a bit surprised, as this is not an obscure song. Or maybe that depends upon how you look at it... But here's the clue:
The song has been released in different versions.

Clue 10:
The guessing so far has missed the target with some margin: Neither the song right before nor the song right after in the album running order are on the list of wrong guesses below.


Slaughtered with wrath and despise: Killers, Quest for Fire, Charlotte the Harlot, Sun and Steel, Wasted Years, Running Free, Paschendale, Gangland, The Time Machine, The Book of Souls, Total Eclipse, The Parchment, Die With Your Boots On, Aces High, Fear of the Dark, Lord of the Flies, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Powerslave, Heaven Can Wait, Edge of Darkness, Sign of the Cross, Lord of the Flies, Lost in a Lost World, Empire of the Clouds, The Book of Souls, Juanita, Age of Innocence, Prowler, Journeyman, Dance of Death
 
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