Try: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Soundgarden Radiohead (more alternative really but I like nirvana and alice in chains as well as radiohead so you might like them, too).
And you will know us by the trail of the dead.. , 3 doors down, 10 years, aaron lewis (staind), seether, breaking point, chevelle, crossfade, fair to midland, linkin park, mars volta, ... etc etc.
Yea!.....here are the top 10..... . #1 Staind . #2 Fuel .
#3 Bush . #4 Silver Chair . #5 Our Lady Peace .
#6 Day Of Fire . #7 3 Doors Down . #8 Raidohead .
#9 Puddle Of Mudd . #10 Switchfoot youtube.com/watch?v=-V-7LEo_Q….
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.