Nice topic..
Heaven Shall Burn - Iconoclast
Heaven Shall Burn is one of my all time favorite bands, I love all of their albums and most of the songs. They are from a small town in Thuringia, Germany, which is not far away from my hometown. At one of their shows last year I met a guy from California, how travelled to Germany just to see them.
Parkway Drive - Deep Blue
I love this band almost as much as Heaven Shall Burn, enjoyed their powerfull live performance at WACKEN Open Air last year.
Sabaton - Heroes
When it comes to power metal, I always end up with Sabaton. The lyrics of their songs are mostly related to war and military history.