neofolk is the music of artists like douglas pearce of death in june, tony wakeford of sol invictus, and david tibet of current 93, who had collaborated with one another. these musicians comprised a post-industrial music circle who incorporated folk music based on traditional european elements. neofolk can be solely acoustic folk music or a blend of acoustic folk instrumentation with accompanying sounds, such as pianos, strings or elements of industrial music and experimental music. the genre encompasses an assortment of themes including traditional music, heathenry, romanticism and occultism. neofolk musicians often have ties to other genres such as martial industrial. "apocalyptic folk" predates "neofolk" and was used by david tibet for the music of his band current 93 during the late 1980s. initially, tibet did not intend to imply connection with the folk music genre; rather, that current 93's music was made by "apocalyptic folk, or guys."