To get back to the question... I'm a biiiig fan of metal as a music genre. I tend to listen to a lot of female-fronted bands (my ultimate favorite is Nightwish) but sometimes I listen to bands like In Flames and Opeth as well. I got into this particular genre some years ago and have never really left it since.
Yes, I knew that. Slechtvalk is a Dutch band, just like Officium Triste (beautiful doom metal!) and Fluisterwoud. I don't tend to listen to black metal a lot but I do like my share of doom metal and stuff.
Let's compile a list... I listen a lot to Nightwish, After Forever, Epica, Apocalyptica, Therion, Haggard, In Flames, Opeth, Officium Triste, PAIN, Nemesea, Operatika, In Extremo, Children of Bodom, For My Pain and Eternal Tears of Sorrow.