TAKING YAWN

Allyson at Bring Back Glam wrote a piece today singing the praises of Las Vegas’ Taking Dawn, whose new album, Time to Burn, comes out January 26 on Roadrunner. And while I’m all for a new hair metal(ish) band that makes huge, infectious metal anthems, I don’t think this band is it.

Check out the video for the title track below. Putting cute girls in your merch? A Kanye West joke? A bandana? For real?

Oh well. If the lead singer can really hit those high notes, I’ll give him props. And no matter what, this band is still better than Hinder. Then again, Montezuma’s Revenge is better than Hinder, so…

-AR