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]