 Wells' "War of The Worlds", and as "Roothby", an old and decrepit Scottish parliament minister in "The Sundowe".The Martians claim to be survivors of a disastrous invasion attempt in "last years of the nineteenth Century" who have adopted the guise of a band to fit in whilst they regain their strength for a final destruction of the "Puny Humans".Their music and website contain multiple direct and backhanded references to H. G. Wells' "War Of The Worlds" and Jeff Wayne's musical of the same name.