Taking Dawn are a heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They were signed to major American record label Roadrunner Records in 2009. The band toured throughout 2010 Supporting Airbourne in March. They supported acts such as Kiss, Slash, Trivium, All that Remains and Halestorm, DragonForce and Theory of a Deadman among others. Taking Dawn played many festivals including DOWNLOAD in Europe and SOUNDWAVE in Australia. The band was originally called 7th Son in tribute to the iconic Iron Maiden album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.