The band consisting of Lee-La Baum (vocals, guitar), Tom Shemer (guitar), PY Letellier (bass) and Dave Traina (drums) recently toured the UK in July 2023 to wall-to-wall rave reviews. Their recent performance at Steelhouse Festival stood out as a major highlight to the 6,000 plus crowd.
In 2021, the band released their critically acclaimed album “Now or Nowhere.” Produced by legendary Grammy Award winning Bob Rock (who will also be at the helm of their next release), the album is available from www.thedamntruth.com.
The Damn Truth have experienced considerable success at radio airplay in the UK including ten weeks of high rotation for their previous single “This Is Who We Are Now” on Planet Rock and a spot play on BBC Radio 2’s Rock Show with Johnnie Walker. On several occasions, the band won Tracks of the Week on Classic Rock’s Louder Sound.
“One of the best shows I’ve seen this year. I cannot
wait to see them again in October.”
– Music News, 4/5
“Watching The Damn Truth is a bit like watching a film in an
i-Max cinema in that you have to really keep up with the action
to ensure you don’t miss anything!”
The band have been championed by the British music press with extensive magazine coverage in Classic Rock, Rolling Stone (France), Blues Matters, Guitarist, Powerplay, Guitar Techniques, Record Collector, Fireworks, Blues in Britain, Hard Rock Hell, MNPR, and R’N’R Magazine.
“We’re looking forward to returning to the UK,” says lead singer and guitarist, Lee-la Baum. “We always have a fantastic time, and we can’t wait to return for more fun and excitement. UK audiences are extra special to The Damn Truth. Their enthusiasm is infectious!”
“The Damn Truth are a fresh revivalism of the psyche music scene from the mid 60’s,” says Jeff Laufer, editor of the Californian website, Rock Bands of LA. “Critics and fans alike praise their regeneration of the hard rock sound and values.”
“Bob Rock found a spirit within the band that he hadn’t experienced for many years,” continues Jeff. “He saw something special… an artist with burning talent that needed the right direction to break wide open…like lightning in a bottle.”
Six tracks on the new album “Now or Nowhere” were produced by legendary Grammy Award winning Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Cult, The Offspring) at Bryan Adams’ recording studio “The Warehouse” in Vancouver.
“Now or Nowhere” chronicles the band as they navigate life, love, and everything else in a world gone seemingly upside down and sideways during the past year they were unable to finish the album with Bob because of COVID-19 restrictions, the band recorded the remaining three songs with help from Juno Award-winning producer Jean Massicotte who mixed “Everything Fades”; and the rest of the mixing was done by Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton), Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against The Machine), and Mike Plotnikoff (Van Halen, Cranberries).
The Damn Truth have extensively toured Europe and North America and opened tours for Z.Z. Top (and partied with Billy Gibbons in his pyjamas), the Sheepdogs, Styx, and Rival Sons, and were also special guests on Joe Bonamassa’s worldwide 2021 Keeping The Blues Alive Stream-A-Thon.
They sold out the legendary Whisky a Go-Go in Los Angeles, sold out the Corona Theatre in their hometown of Montreal, and had one of their videos featured on the official Janis Joplin Facebook page. It’s a culmination of a lot of blood, sweat and tears that’s come fruition with “Now or Nowhere”.
“Harking back to the golden era of rock, and dressed for the part,
to say that The Damn Truth don’t disappoint is something of an understatement.” –
Sonic Abuse THE DAMN TRUTH
OCTOBER 2023 HEADLINE UK TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
Chester, Live Rooms
Wednesday 11 October 2023Leeds, Brudenell
Monday 16 October 2023
Galashiels, Mac Arts
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Northampton, Black Prince
Sunday 22 October 2023
Norwich, Waterfront
Tuesday 24 October 2023Dover, Booking Hall
Thursday 26 October 2023
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Colour photo by Robert Sutton
