Born during the 2020 global pandemic, Wooden Overcoat began as a project for multi-instrumentalist Brant Hajek marking a return to recording following the demise of Portland based band The Tamed West. The project’s blend of retro indie and psychedelic tones is a natural fit for what began as a one-man vehicle, but the many layers that make up the debut single ‘Home’ never suggest anything that’s been recorded on the quick and the cheap.
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Watch: Tooth Gore shares new video for ‘Song Of The Birdman’
Tooth Gore’s ‘For Losers, By Losers’ was one of the best albums of 2025. The artist’s mix of melodic indie, surf rock, pop punk and 90s inspired alt rock created a varied but coherent listen, and at the material’s strongest, Kobi Joe’s command of a chorus was more than clear.
Watch: Night Thieves share new video for ‘Home’
The previous two singles from UK metal band Night Thieves managed to convey very different aspects to their huge sound. ‘Obsidian’ shared a love for early Linkin Park and Paramore, but added a heavier edge that worked brilliantly against a great vocal, blending retro alternative and slight goth influences with ease, while ‘Mycelia’ unleashed a heavier sound, driven by pneumatic drums bringing more of a metalcore edge. By retaining a clean vocal, this still managed to be very accessible.
Watch: Absinthe Green present ‘Death By A Thousand Cuts’ [Trigger Warning: Graphic Imagery]
If you’re only vaguely aware of Absinthe Green, chances are you discovered them via their love of cover tunes. In 2025, they gained some online traction with a fun (but rather wobbly) cover of the Spice Girls hit ‘Viva Forever’, transforming the popular ballad into a guitar driven, gothic workout that allowed the song to be heard in a whole new way. Every Xmas, they also reshare their cover of ‘Santa Baby’, reworked with a heavy doom riff as ‘Satan Baby’.
Watch: False Thoughts share new video for ‘I’ve Got Friends’
Over the past couple of years, it’s become the norm for most metalcore bands to share a heavy sound driven by relentless pneumatic rhythms, with clear influence from bands like Killswitch Engage and Crystal Lake.
With that in mind, it’s actually quite refreshing to hear False Thoughts adopting far more of a traditional hardcore sound – something far more in line with the hardcore punks of the 90s like Strife and Earth Crisis. Their current single ‘I’ve Got Friends’ clocks in at a little more than two minutes, but the band make more of an impact in that time than some manage in over twice the duration.