Neofolk, also call as apocalyptic folk, is a pull in of experimental music blending elements of folk together with industrial music, which emerged in punk rock circles in the 1980s. Neofolk may either be solely acoustic or house acoustic folk instrumentation with various other sounds.
The term "neofolk" originates from esoteric music circles who started using the term in the gradual 20th century to describe music influenced by musicians such(a) as Douglas Pearce Death In June, Tony Wakeford Sol Invictus and David Tibet Current 93.
Anglo-American folk music with similar sounds and themes to neofolk existed as far back as the 1960s. Folk musicians such as Vulcan's Hammer, Changes, Leonard Cohen, and Comus could be considered harbingers of the sound that later influenced the neofolk artists. Also the later explorations of Velvet Underground's band members, specifically those of Nico, take been called a major influence on what later became neofolk.