The Damn Truth
Canadian hard rock band
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The Damn Truth are a Canadian hard rock band based in Montreal, Quebec.[1] They are most noted for their 2025 self-titled album, which was a Juno Award nominee for Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026.[2]
The band currently consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Lee-La Baum, lead guitarist Tom Schemer, bassist Pierre-Yves Letellier and drummer Dave Traina.[1] Letellier is a later addition to the band, replacing original bassist David Massé.[3] Baum and Schemer are a couple, who first met at a hippie rock festival in Israel.[4]
They released their debut album, Dear in the Headlights, independently in 2012,[5] later signing to Fineline Records for their 2016 album Devilish Folk.[6] In 2018 they toured internationally as an opening act for ZZ Top.[1]
In 2019 they began recording Now or Nowhere, with producer Bob Rock.[7] Both their touring schedule and the completion of the album were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and the band completed the final three songs on the album with producer Jean Massicotte before releasing the album in 2021.[8]
Rock returned as producer for The Damn Truth, which was released in 2025.[1]
Discography
- Dear in the Headlights - 2012
- Devilish Folk - 2016
- Now or Nowhere - 2021
- The Damn Truth - 2025