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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.
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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=== Volk ===
=== Volk ===

* Milan Fras - vocals
* Milan Fras - vocals
* Ivan Novak - lights and projection
* Ivan Novak - lights and projection
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=== KunstDerFuge ===
=== KunstDerFuge ===

* Luka Jamnik - electronics
* Luka Jamnik - electronics
* Iztok Turk - electronics
* Iztok Turk - electronics
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=== Laibach 'music soirée' ===
=== Laibach 'music soirée' ===

* Dejan Knez - electronics and voice
* Dejan Knez - electronics and voice
* Srečko Bajda - electronics
* Srečko Bajda - electronics
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* Andrej Lupinc - electronics and bass guitar
* Andrej Lupinc - electronics and bass guitar


{{discography}}
=== Releases (Not including cassette & Vinyl exclusives): ===
(Not including cassette & Vinyl exclusives)

* [[Self-Titled Album|Laibach]]
* [[Self-Titled Album|Laibach]]
* Opus Dei
* Opus Dei
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* [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Laibachkunstderfuge]] (Only on CD in Slovenia & Croatia)
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Laibachkunstderfuge]] (Only on CD in Slovenia & Croatia)


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=== This band exhibits the following tropes: ===

* [[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.
* [[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]].
* [[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]].