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Slovenian music group

Laibach is a historical name of Ljubljana.For other uses, see Laibach (disambiguation).

Laibach (German pronunciation:[ˈlaɪbax]^ⓘ) is a Slovenian and Yugoslavavant-garde music group associated with the industrial, martial, and neo-classical genres.

Formed in 1980 in the mining town of Trbovlje, Slovenia, at the time a constituent republic within Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Laibach represents the musical wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) art collective, a group which Laibach co-founded in 1984.

From the early days, the band was subject to controversies and bans due to their use of iconography with parodies and pastiches of elements from totalitarianism, nationalism and militarism, a concept they have preserved throughout their career.

Censored in Yugoslavia, receiving a dissident status and a cult following in their home country, the band embarked on international tours and gradually acquired international fame, whi