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[[Laibach]] is a Slovenian [[Industrial]] music group, formed June 1, 1980 in Slovenia (then Yugoslavia), built upon provoking thought via offensive and often [[Self-Parody|Self Parodic]] aesthetics and are known for never breaking [[Kayfabe]].▼
▲Laibach is a Slovenian [[Industrial]] music group, formed June 1, 1980 in Slovenia (then Yugoslavia), built upon provoking thought via offensive and often [[Self-Parody|Self Parodic]] aesthetics and are known for never breaking [[Kayfabe]].
They started off their campaign with their name, which was the medieval German name that the Nazis reimposed on the Slovenian capital during [[WWII]], [[Serial Escalation|from there]], eventually leading to them being banned from Yugoslavia after a interview on state TV where they appeared in full Nazi regalia spewing nonsensical fascist rhetoric.
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Of course they kept right on going, using a [[Faux Symbolism|black cross]] as opposed to their now banned name, until the Yugoslavian government collapsed.
Between then and now they’ve covered almost every artist you can think of, [[Revolving Door Band|gone through a whole roster of members]], [[Nice Hat|worn some unusual headgear]], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160922133610/http://www.nskstate.com/ founded their own state.]
The current lineups are:
=== Volk ===
* Milan Fras - vocals
* Ivan Novak - lights and projection
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=== KunstDerFuge ===
* Luka Jamnik - electronics
* Iztok Turk - electronics
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=== Laibach 'music soirée' ===
* Dejan Knez - electronics and voice
* Srečko Bajda - electronics
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* Andrej Lupinc - electronics and bass guitar
{{discography}}
* [[Self-Titled Album|Laibach]]
* Opus Dei
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* [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Laibachkunstderfuge]] (Only on CD in Slovenia & Croatia)
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* [[Author Appeal]]: Laibach seem to like stags. Stags (in various forms) show up in many of their videos, and a mounted stag's head was one of the stage props at their show in London 2012.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: One of Laibach's best known songs is "One Vision" by Queen, sung in German. It has been re-titled "Geburt Einer Nation," which translates as [[Birth of a Nation]].
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* [[Genre Shift]]: Far from their current Wagnerian EBM, their early work was a No Wave inspired mass of ominous clattering percussion, guttural growls and Free Jazz influenced brass.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Singer Milan Fras always wears a distinctive cap with long skirts at the back and sides.
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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Almost all of the time.
* [[Rock Me, Amadeus]]: They performed a surprisingly straightforward interpretation of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Die Kunst Der Fuge]] on synthesizers, and reworked [[Richard Wagner]]'s "Overture To The Tannhäuser And The Singers' Contest At The Wartburg", "Sigfried-Idyll" and "The Ride Of The Walkyries".
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