The Howard Way has been around for some 12 years. It was started by the members as a tribute to American roots music but being "grown" in the traditional rock music genre the sound tends to be a bit rougher than the ordinary Americana. Now the love of this side project has turned to be the focus for the band, and most recently, to the recording of "Never Mind the Country". "Never Mind The Country" is a 12 song album with material mostly written by Thomas Hellgren and the band. Vocal guest appearances by Tony Bjorkenvall (Willy Clay Band, who also wrote the song "Time"), David Sandstrom (David Sandstrom Overdrive, also playing big muff guitar), Nicklas RG Gustafsson (Chrystal Caravan), Maria Erixon (Swinging Doors) and Sofia Henricsson (Lucky Bob).