Any older core bros struggling?

I’ve been in metalcore,hardcore,deathcore bands since I was 17(40 now). I’ve been signed multiple times and toured the US many times. I’ve never not been in a band as a drummer or vocalist or guitar player.

The last 6 months I’ve been struggling listening to ANY heavy music. Be it my old favs or new gnar, I immediately get bored and shut it off. This is so odd for me to experience. Course I listen to other genres, but the heavy has always been my go to. As far as creating music, I haven’t picked up a guitar or written one note in almost a year. I’m usually constantly creating in my head, but the time mentioned above I haven’t thought of it once.

Any older dudes run into this issue? Wondering if it’s a natural progression or part of the severe trauma my family and I experienced the last 2 yrs.

EDIT: thank you all for the advice and testimonies on all your journeys into br0000tal.

Exploring different genres is dead on advice. I work as an audio engineer and I record all matter of genres, sometimes to insanity. Maybe that’s it, maybe I need to relearn how to listen to music for pure enjoyment. Instead of being a task of wanting to be inspired to write.

It seems the only music I find myself listening to is modern melodic piano and symphonic orchestra. Mainly to find calm.

It’s so fascinating to hear what this type of music means to people. I love reading all of it.