First Wave Season 1 Episode 20

Foster poses as a record executive to investigate a band whose music inspires violence. - – – Quatrain 30, Century 4: ””Where iron chariots are forged / The sweet youth cries revolt over a bitter melody / The poisoned song taints mind and soul / Spread by air across the land’ s tears washes away ties to Rome / Fear extracts vain sacrifice until the raging pyre of the deluge is quenched””. Seemed like Nostradamus’ ””iron chariots”” might’ve been a reference to Detroit, Michigan – the Motor City. A mob of teen-agers had made headlines when they assaulted two officers at an underground club. With both cops listed in critical condition, parents blamed a local band called Sonic War for inciting the violence. I knew if the aliens were involved, this was about a lot more than rock-n-roll. I posed as a record company executive on the lookout for the next big thing and approached Sonic War’s manager, Preston Barry. He was slick and over-protective, and said he wasn’t interested in sharing a demo