Combination of ethno elements and metal music my favorite combination is death or progressive metal with ethno bends like Russia: Arkona, Alkonost, Kartikeya... Germany: Kromlek, Fjoergyn, Kartikeya... Finland: Ensiferum, Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Korpiklaani... Canada: Verbal Deception... Denmark: Svartsot... Estonia: Raud Ants... Switzerland: Eluveitie... Actualy there was hundred of them. Want more? Just google it band name + myspace you will find out what is it. Maybe the best one are Israeli greatest> Orphaned Land
folk and black are closely related esspecialy because folk is inspired by pagan themes bathory invented black, and bathory is one of inventer of viking metal which is very folk influenced many bend combine black and folk, like falkenbach, primordial, some works of cruachan, moonsorrow, thryfing, skyforger, finsterforst... slayer... very silly band compared to folk metal
I used to be quite into heavy metal in my youth, and still have a liking for one or two of the bands. I always liked 'Balaam and the Angel', plus Motorhead.
well metallica is ok but anyone with more, how to say, non mainstream genre? also metal is probably the most commercial genre in the world. just check metal-archives you cant imagine how many bend there is. every city in the world has one
I used to listen to all kinds of metal. There are lots of different types out there. I preferred melodic and power metal.