[2026] A Must-See for Western Metal Fans! A Roundup of the Latest Popular and Notable Tracks

Like A Woman CanHalestorm

Halestorm – Like A Woman Can (Official Video)

This is a blues-charged anthem from Hailstorm, a powerhouse American rock band that proudly boasts a Grammy win.

According to vocalist Lzzy Hale, the song explores themes of her own sexuality and self-discovery, and it’s sure to resonate deeply with listeners.

The moment her soft vocals suddenly turn into soul-wrenching shouts is truly goosebump-inducing.

The track is featured on the album “Everest,” released in August 2025, and its creation is rooted in her personal story of overcoming hardship.

Its powerful message of loving and affirming your true self will gently push you forward when you’re feeling lost or in need of confidence.

Bury Me With My ScreamsTrivium

Trivium – Bury Me With My Screams (Official Video)

This is a powerful number from Trivium, the Florida-based heavy metal band known for fusing metalcore and thrash.

It was reportedly produced in parallel with the 20th-anniversary tour of their landmark album Ascendancy, and that era’s creative energy is said to be strongly reflected in this work as well.

The lyrics, which sublimate the frontman’s personal struggles into catharsis, carry both a soul-stirring cry and a fierce will to overcome hardship.

The track is included on the EP Struck Dead, slated for release in October 2025.

When you’re facing a major obstacle or want to unleash your inner emotions, listening to it will surely give you courage!

Solara (Feat. PALEFACE SWISS)Unprocessed

Unprocessed Feat. Paleface Swiss – ‘Solara’ (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

This track by the German band Unprocessed unleashes a sound where weighty riffs collide fiercely with industrial electronic tones, shaking listeners to their core.

Featuring the vocalist from the Swiss deathcore band Paleface Swiss, it stands out for its daring fusion of metalcore with drum and bass beats.

The clash between Manuel Gardner Fernandes’s precise, refined vocals and the guest’s ferocious growls feels like a portrayal of the struggle between light and darkness within the heart.

Taken from the album “Angel,” slated for release in October 2025, the music video—shot in the Swiss Alps—further amplifies the song’s grand, expansive vision.

It’s the perfect track for immersing yourself in a technical onslaught of sound or pushing past your limits during training.

SAVIORHollywood Undead

Hollywood Undead – SAVIOR (Official Music Video)

Hollywood Undead, a rap-rock band from California.

The work they released in June 2025 takes a step beyond their traditional style, delivering a dark, introspective track that turns toward a search of the soul.

It is infused with a desperate wish to become someone’s salvation, along with themes of battling oneself, the rebirth that lies beyond suffering, and redemption.

When you’re plagued by crushing loneliness or helplessness, this song may become a single ray of light illuminating your heart.

Serving as a prologue to their ninth album, following their previous work Hollywood Forever—which reached No.

18 on the Active Rock chart—this is a powerful track meant especially for those struggling in a darkness where no exit is in sight.

Crazy WorldBlack Gold

BLACKGOLD – Crazy World (Official Music Video)

Black Gold are a masked, enigmatic five-piece from London.

Updating the nu-metal that dominated the ’90s and early 2000s with elements of rap and grime, they’ve been generating buzz—especially among younger listeners.

This track, the lead single from their EP “E.P Phone Home,” released in October 2025, delivers a powerful message about today’s chaotic society.

With explosive guitar riffs, thunderous low end, and an aggressive blend of shouts and rap, it channels biting irony and anger toward a dystopian world.

The music video—evoking ’80s cinema and laced with celebrity-scandal references—is also a must-see.

LET ME SLEEPPaleface Swiss

PALEFACE SWISS – LET ME SLEEP

Pale Face Swiss is a deathcore/metalcore band based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Since forming in 2017, they’ve taken the global metal scene by storm with ferocious breakdowns and a wide-ranging vocal style.

This track, released in October 2025 as a lead single from their EP The Wilted, tackles themes of insomnia and inner turmoil, expressing the agony of yearning for sleep while the mind refuses to allow it—rendered in a massively heavy sound.

While chromatic riffs and furious screams explode throughout, the band also reveals a glimpse of melodic evolution.

The visuals, inspired by Slender Man and Hellraiser, are equally intense, pulling you into a nightmarish world with no escape.

Recommended not only for deathcore fans, but for anyone who wants to blow off everyday stress with heavy music.

Self EvidentPUSCIFER

Puscifer – “Self Evident” (Official Music Video)

Puscifer is an experimental rock project centered around Maynard James Keenan—known for Tool and A Perfect Circle—joined by Mat Mitchell and Carina Round.

As a precursor to their first album in about five years, Normal Isn’t, the track they released in October 2025 is a guitar-driven number with a strikingly dark sonic character.

As Keenan himself describes it as “where goth meets punk,” the sound fuses post-punk rawness with gothic gloom, and the lyrics—laced with provocative turns of phrase—read as a scathing satire of contemporary society.

The operatic call-and-response between Keenan and Round is another highlight, making this an aggressive track that signals a new phase for the band.