[2025] A Must-See for Western Metal Fans! A Roundup of the Latest Popular and Noteworthy Songs

Squier TalkVIANOVA

VIANOVA – Squier Talk (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Vienova are a Berlin four-piece drawing attention with a hybrid sound that vaults over the confines of metalcore, swallowing elements of rap and the textures of ’80s synths.

This track opens their surprise debut album HIT IT!, released in September 2025, and serves as a perfect calling card for the band.

It embodies their self-styled “angry dance music,” where hard-edged guitar riffs collide with a funky groove that makes your body bounce.

The lyrics, brimming with biting satire about the realities of the music industry, are excellent, showcasing their cool sense of playfulness to exhilarating effect.

For anyone who finds conventional heavy music lacking, this is a thrilling, irresistible listen.

It Only Gets DarkerCurrents

Currents – It Only Gets Darker (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

With blistering riffs and intricate breakdowns that speak to the darkness within, Currents—the progressive metalcore band from the United States—deliver a track unveiled in July 2025 that lands like a thunderbolt, further deepening the bleak world they forged on their 2023 album, “The Death We Seek.” Rather than merely succumbing to inevitable fate and despair, the song seems to carry a piercing message: embrace the darkness itself and turn it into the strength to move forward.

Fans have described it as “like taking a punch to the face,” a testament to its impact.

On nights when you feel crushed by an inescapable reality, why not surrender yourself to this wall of sound and let your buried emotions break free?

Radioactive DreamsChat Pile & Hayden Pedigo

Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo – Radioactive Dreams (Official Music Video)

Chat Pile, a standout in Oklahoma City’s noise-rock scene, and experimental Texas guitarist Hayden Pedigo—this unlikely pairing has produced a truly stunning new track.

Chat Pile, of course, earned high praise for their 2022 album God’s Country.

This piece fuses Pedigo’s delicate guitar soundscapes with Chat Pile’s earth-shaking sludge, unfolding in a post-rock arc that climbs from silence to roaring intensity, evoking the immersion of a film.

As the title “Radioactive Dream” suggests, the sound is deeply personal yet tinged with a faintly apocalyptic mood—utterly singular.

It’s the lead track from their collaborative album In the Earth Again, due out in October 2025, and it’s sure to thrill anyone seeking an unpredictable musical experience.

Revenge in CarnageDying Wish

Dying Wish – Revenge in Carnage (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Dying Wish, the melodic metalcore band from Portland that has steadily built acclaim since their 2021 debut, has released a lead single from their highly anticipated album “Flesh Stays Together,” due out in September 2025.

True to vocalist Emma Boster’s description as “an anthem of apocalyptic violence wrought by humanity,” the track brims with staggering tension.

The song explores profound themes of shattered self-illusions and the blurring of boundaries between self and other.

Its ferocious sound delivers a powerful message: in desperate circumstances, survival is the only option.

It resonates as a kind of forceful soundtrack for confronting the absurdities lurking in everyday life and the conflicts within oneself.

Hurt People Hurt PeopleMudvayne

MUDVAYNE – HURT PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

Mudvayne, the heavy metal band often described as “math metal” for their complex rhythmic structures, has dropped a long-awaited new track in August 2025—their first in 16 years following a hiatus that began in 2010.

The song centers on the age-old cycle of pain—“the wounded wound others”—and carries a firm resolve to break that negative chain by one’s own hand.

Sonically, it fuses their signature aggressive metal riffs with a tightly constructed rhythm section, delivering the weight and intensity worthy of heralding their return.

This is their first original recording since the 2009 album Mudvayne, and it’s a track that technical and heavy sound-seekers absolutely won’t want to miss.

A Little Is A Little Too MuchHelloween

HELLOWEEN – A Little Is A Little Too Much (Official Music Video)

A playful, exhilarating rock number delivered by the elder statesmen of power metal.

Written by vocalist Andi Deris, the song offers a lesson—“even a touch of excess can lead to unexpected consequences”—wrapped in bittersweet humor.

Its lively sound, reminiscent of ’80s hard rock, is paired with melodies that carry Helloween’s signature blend of wistfulness and pop sensibility, guaranteed to stick in your head after a single listen.

The call-and-response vocals by Deris and Michael Kiske form a superb ensemble that further elevates the track’s appeal.

Included on the album “Giants & Monsters,” slated for release in August 2025.

With a catchy chorus tailor-made for mass sing-alongs at shows, this is the perfect number when you’re in the mood for a refreshing lift.

Cold BurnKingdom Of Giants

Kingdom Of Giants – Cold Burn (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER)

Kingdom of Giants is a metalcore band based in Sacramento, California.

With a style that fuses modern heaviness and elements of 80s synthwave, they’ve earned the support of passionate fans in Japan as well.

From their EP “Burning Chrome,” released in August 2025, here’s a standout track.

The song’s appeal lies in its distinctly cyberpunk atmosphere, where sleek, cold-glinting synths collide fiercely with searing riffs.

It portrays a theme of renewal—breaking free from stagnation and carving out the future with your own hands.

The contrast between massive breakdowns and expansive melodies heightens the drama of the lyrics’ message.

This work forms a pair with their previous EP “Bleeding Star,” offering the strength to overcome inner conflict, and it’s sure to give a push to anyone longing to break through their current barriers.