I'll give a metal recommendation from my home country Finland for us older fans of heavier music. It's more melodic and let's say epic than average metal (many times taking inspiration from movie soundtracks) and you can hear the lyrics usually. They do have their harder songs too if that's your style. I'm talking about the symphonic metal band Nightwish. I'd especially recommend watching their live performances with their latest singer Floor Jansen from youtube. One of my absolute favorites since I was a teen.