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    HM Magazine #86/Never The Less
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    Never The Less

    Through the Night

    (2000)

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label Boot to Head RecordsHM Magazine #86November/December 2000
    hardcoremelodic hardcorepunkskate punk

    These guys play a power pop punk that rocks with metal-influenced guitar melodies (but punk all the way). This CD, titled Through The Night, really feels like a live recording. There's so much energy to it. I like Trevor Garvey's vocals. Fans of Dogwood will probably dig this a lot.

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    Art for the Ears 2001Reviewed by Marco PovervestHere's a melodic hardcore release that makes me think of Stretch Arm Strong. The vocals are not of that raw screaming type though. It's clear singing and screaming/calling. Never The Less has a punky feel to their music which is mainly because of the vocals. Songs like Too Far, 22 Years and the title-song are energetic packages with fast and slower parts. It's an intense music with a positive…Bandoppler 2000Reviewed by Kindred WinecoffNever the Less probably listen to a lot of Pennywise. Well, I listen to a lot of Pennywise, and Never the Less seem to follow the same, aggressive, heavy-but-still-catchy style of punk rock. They call themselves (or someone else calls them) 'melodi-core,' but I'm not sure why. It's pretty much straight-up punk. Mixing up the beats a little bit, makes a welcome change from the Ramones school of…

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