Sons of Mesopotamia party is named after Mesopotamia, also known as Beth Nahrain, or "the land of rivers." Mesopotamia was a term used to describe the lands of Assyria, the ancient empire that encompassed Iraq, Syria, and parts of Iran and Turkey. The chosen name reflects on the ethnic identity of the party's members, as well as their ongoing struggle to reclaim rights for Assyrians in their ancestral lands. The Sons of Mesopotamia is the first and only Assyrian-led political party with a female president, currently headed by Galeta Shaba. The Sons of Mesopotamia was founded as a splinter group after a number
Modern Day Zero also played the Mississippi Nights Reunion Show at Delmar Hall on March 29, 2018, alongside a number of other Saint Louis area bands including The Urge. Modern Day Zero 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