History
The Black Smoke Trigger band members all grew up in homes full of music in the tourist city of Napier in New Zealand. As a child, Rasmussen listened to AC/DC, Elton John, Neil Diamond and Guns N' Roses. Starting guitar at the age of 12, he soon branched into writing his own songs – learning drums and bass along the way – and went on to join various local bands. He met guitarist Wallace when the two were about 13.
The band recorded the EP Set It Off in Nashville, USA with Michael Wagener. It debuted on the Billboard charts at #13 Heatseekers Albums, #46 Rock Album Sales, #6 Heatseekers - South Atlantic, [2] and #43 Independent Album Sales, in the first week of release. Black Smoke Trigger returned home to a nationwide tour supporting Devilskin. [3] [1] [4]
In 2021 Black Smoke Trigger signed with US artist manager Andy Gould. [5]
April 2022 the band entered the Rock Falcon Studio in Nashville with producer Nick Raskulinecz, to record their first full-length album. This time around the band has collaborated with Disturbed’s David Draiman, Marti Frederickson (Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne), Blair Daly and Zac Maloy (Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Urban), and Keith Wallen (of Breaking Benjamin). “Our first EP was really an homage to our influences,” said Wallace. “Since then we’ve had a lot of time to sit together in a room to write and play, and our new material is representative of who we are as a band in 2023.” [5]
In 2024 they opened for Halestorm at the Auckland Town Hall and toured with Filter across Australia. They also opened for Bruce Dickinson on his solo tour in the UK, and at one-offs in the Netherlands and France.
The band's debut album Horizons was released August 2, 2024.
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