Clue 1: If we dig into the lyrics of this song, we’ll find: a) the title of another Maiden song, b) the name of an album by an band that has inspired Maiden, and c) an album by a band Maiden have opened for.
Clue 2: The song has a feature in common with "2 Minutes to Midnight", "22 Acacia Avenue" and "Space Station #5".
Clue 3: The name of the song is also the name of a novel from the 1960s. The name is also used as a song title by a rock band in the 70s, on an album that made it to 14th in the UK album charts. Iron Maiden played with this band in the 1980s.
Incorrect guesses: The Mercenary, The Book of Souls, If Eternity Should Fail, Satellite 15... The Final Frontier, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, Stranger in a Strange Land, Murders in the Rue Morgue