Modern Day Zero
| Modern Day Zero | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | MDZ |
| Origin | St. Louis, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, post-grunge |
| Years active | 1995–2007 (Hiatus) |
| Labels | Bullet 339 |
| Website | MySpace |
| Members |
Scott Gertken Scott "Rock" Davis Zach Broderick Rich Criebaum Blake Nelson |
| Past members |
Brian Pearia Andrew "Goonie" Brown Jimmy "Angel" Johansen |
Modern Day Zero is a hard rock band based in St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly called Mesh—changed to Mesh STL after the name-conflict with Mesh—the band renamed and restarted as Modern Day Zero. Their single, "Sick Inside," from their first album, Coming Up for Air, spent eight weeks as the most-requested song on St. Louis-area alternative rock radio station KPNT. Modern Day Zero has had songs included in the video games NHL 2004 and NASCAR Thunder 2004 and has toured with bands such as Puddle of Mudd, Nickelback, Velvet Revolver, Hoobastank, and Guns N' Roses.
In June 1995, Brian Pearia and Jay Wells of the Saint Charles, Missouri-based band Ten Stories Tall were in search of a new lead singer after losing theirs. They approached Scott Gertken while he was singing and playing rhythm guitar for a Foristell, Missouri-based band called Trailer. Gertken first declined the position, but when Trailer disbanded a few months later he joined up Pearia, Criebaum, and Pat Ryan. The group considered calling themselves Zero Hour before settling on Mesh instead. The band began playing shows at local bars and clubs with sets composed popular radio hits and some of their original music, and they released a self-titled four-track EP in 1997. By 1998, they had enough of their own material to play all-original shows. In 1998, lead guitarist Pat Ryan left the band and was replaced by Scott Davis. Mesh traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1998 and entered the studio in with producer Malcolm Springer to record their second EP. That same year Mesh saw their first radio hit with "Clear Day" from their Ripple Effect EP, which went on to sell more than 10,000 copies. In 2000, Mesh added additional guitarist Matt Arana to complete the group. Mesh had moved from being a cover band that played around St. Charles to becoming a popular regional group.
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