{"id":15409,"date":"2021-06-02T20:58:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T20:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=15409"},"modified":"2021-06-02T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:00:14","slug":"classic-rockers-the-damn-truth-announce-february-2022-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2021\/06\/02\/classic-rockers-the-damn-truth-announce-february-2022-uk-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic rockers The Damn Truth announce February 2022 UK tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrated Montreal rock and roll band The Damn Truth <\/strong>are pleased to announce they will embark on a 13-date UK tour kicking off at the York Grand Opera House<\/strong> on February 10th<\/strong> and finishing at Southampton The 1865<\/strong> on February 25th, 2022.<\/strong>

In addition to supporting King King <\/strong>on various dates, The Damn Truth headline their own concerts including Leek Foxlowe Arts <\/strong>(Feb 13<\/strong>), Leeds Lending Room <\/strong>(Feb 15<\/strong>), Bristol Exchange <\/strong>(Feb 16<\/strong>), and Southampton The 1865<\/strong> (Feb 25<\/strong>). Tickets available from www.thegigcartel.com<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tour follows the recent release of The Damn Truth\u2019s third studio album Now or Nowhere <\/em>released by Spectra Musique\/Sony Music. Produced by legendary Grammy Award winning record producer, Bob Rock, the album is available from www.thedamntruth.com<\/strong><\/a>.  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can’t wait until next year to see the band in concert, on Wednesday June 9, 2021<\/strong> at 8pm ET (1am UK) the Damn Truth will perform a virtual album livestream concert from Montreal. Livestream tickets are available from www.lepointdevente.com\/billets\/evk210609001<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Damn Truth\u2019s latest single, This Is Who We Are Now<\/em><\/strong> has taken flight in the UK with eleven weeks of airplay on Planet Rock and a spot play on BBC Radio 2\u2019s Rock Show with Johnnie Walker. The single also won Tracks of the Week twice on Classic Rock\u2019s Louder Sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band have also been championed by the British music press with magazine coverage in Classic Rock, Blues Matters, Guitarist, Powerplay, Guitar Techniques, Record Collector, Fireworks, Blues in Britain, Hard Rock Hell, MNPR and R\u2019N\u2019R Magazine.  

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to touring the UK,\u201d says lead singer and guitarist, Lee-la Baum. \u201cLast time we played the UK was a one-night banger in London that left us wanting for more. We cannot wait to come back and hit the road in the UK.\u201d

The Damn Truth<\/strong> is comprised of Lee-La Baum<\/strong> (lead vocals, guitar), Tom Shemer<\/strong> (guitar), PY Letellier <\/strong>(bass) and Dave Traina <\/strong>(drums). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Damn Truth are a fresh revivalism of the psyche music scene from the mid 60\u2019s,\u201d says Jeff Laufer<\/strong>, editor of the Californian website, Rock Bands of LA<\/strong>. \u201cCritics and fans alike praise their regeneration of the hard rock sound and values.\u201d

\u201cBob Rock found a spirit within the band that he hadn\u2019t experienced for many years,\u201d continues Jeff. \u201cHe saw something special\u2026 an artist with burning talent that needed the right direction to break wide open\u2026like lightning in a bottle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBob Rock’s production captures the essence of what the band have without damaging the humanness at its core. The drums thunder, the bass throbs, the guitar alone could wreak havoc to the solar system, and the vocals of Lee-La Baum control the storm, a commanding presence over the hurricane.\u201d \u2013 <\/strong>Metal Planet Music<\/strong><\/a>

Six tracks on the new album Now or Nowhere<\/em> were produced by legendary Grammy Award winning Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Cult, The Offspring) at Bryan Adams\u2019 recording studio \u201cThe Warehouse\u201d in Vancouver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow or Nowhere\u201d 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 \u201cEverything Fades\u201d; 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.

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\u2019s come fruition with\u00a0Now or Nowhere<\/em>. The album is available from\u00a0www.thedamntruth.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Spotify<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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