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You can get a country sound in almost any key if you alternate pick the base strings,  and maybe throw in a hammer on or two.

If you want to stick with a Nylon String guitar you might want to check out the Ibanez line,  I find they have thinner necks, sound realy good, and are reasonably priced. Steel string accoustics generaly have thiner necks,  but will require more strengh to fret,  beginers may need a few weeks to build up finger strenth and callouses.  Electrics are easyer to play, but need an amp as well.  It depends on what, and how you play, as to what is best for you.   If you want to play for friends at parties or campouts, an accoustic will be better.  If you want to join a band and rock out, get an electric.

I would suggest playing as many different guitars as you can before buying.  every brand is a little different, as to sound and comfort for playing, what is good for someone else, may be compleatly wrong for you.

PS  there is realy no problem with strumming a nylon string guitar,  If its good enough for Willie Nelson, it's good enough for me,

I play from my song book a lot,  but I do try to memorise as many of my songs as possible.  It's more fun when you can just grab a guitar and start playing.  If you always play from a book you will always need a book to play.

The Raspberries
Humble Pie

When Two guitars are playing it helps to play different chord formations,  either bar chords down the neck, or use a capo.  For example if you do an open chord progresion in E,  (E to A to B7),  one guitar plays standard open chords, the other can capo on the 2nd fret and play D form open chords (D to G to A7) the key will still be in E because of the capo.
You can just have one play rhythm cords and the other play lead,  but  most lead guitars do some rhythm parts during a song.

Dave Murray of Iron Maiden uses a Strat, his tone is more than passable.

An HSS Strat will give you all the Metal tone you want and still be versatile enough for Blues, Country, Jazz, or any other Genre you might want to play.

The first one that comes to mind is Sting singing back-up for Dire Straights in "Money for Nothing".  Sting is so prominent thats it's practicaly a duet with Mark Knofler.

Music has many genres, one of which is Rock and Roll.  Inside of the R&R genre is Hard rock,  inside of Hard Rock is Heavy Metal,  Inside of Metal is all of Its subgenres like Death Metal, Speed metal, etc.

I Don't think any Metal Fans can ever compleatly agree about what Metal is.  It's kinda like porn, I can't tell you what it is but I know it when I see it.

Some bands like Iron Madien,  or Anthrax will give no arguments others like Motley Crue or System of a Down,  will be fearcely debated.

It kind of funny also that many bands such as Led Zepllen, and Van Halen are very influential on Metal, but are not considered Metal.  They are considered hard rock.

Doc, Kris Kristoferson wrote Bobby McGee about Janis Joplin.

RESPECT by Aretha Franklin is a cover.  It was written and first recorded by Otis Redding.
HEY JOE by Jimi Hendrix is also a cover of a one hit wonder called The Leaves.

I think about my guitar playing not in terms of rythm, or lead, but what best fits the song.   If a song is best served by strumming thats all I'm going to do.  if it needs more, an intro, outro, fills, or a solo it gets them.

I always think of Keith richards as a rythm guitarist,  that is what is most outstanding in his playing,  those repeated catchy riffs.

many times Solo guitarists have more than one guitar part on a recording,  and often use additional guitarists, when on tour.

I'd prefer a New Orleans style funeral,  "When the Saints go Marching In"  started as a slow mornful dirge,  at the mid section of the song the band switches to a fast joyful dance beat,  and the party begins.