Laibach () is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with the industrial, martial, and neo-classical genres. Formed in the mining town of Trbovlje (at the time in Yugoslavia) in 1980, Laibach represents the musical wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) collective, a group which Laibach helped found in 1984. "Laibach" is the German historical name for the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, itself an oblique reference to the Nazi occupation of Slovenia in World War II. From the early days, the band was subject to controversies and bans due to their elaborate use of iconography with ambiguously repugnant parodies and pastiches of elements from totalitarianism, nationalism and militarism, a concept they have preserved throughout their career. Censored and banned in Socialist Yugoslavia and receiving a kind of dissident status, the band embarked on international tours and gradually acquired international fame. After Slovenia became independent in 1991, Laibach's status in the country has turned from rejection to promotion into
Laibach es un grupo de música esloveno de vanguardia asociado con los géneros industrial, marcial y neoclásico. Formado en la ciudad minera de Trbovlje (en ese momento en Yugoslavia) en 1980, Laibach representa la ala musical del colectivo Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK), un grupo que Laibach ayudó a fundar en 1984. "Laibach" es el nombre histórico alemán para la capital eslovena Ljubljana, en sí una referencia oblicua a la ocupación nazi de Eslovenia en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Desde los primeros días, la banda fue objeto de controversias y prohibiciones debido a su elaborado uso de iconografía con parodias ambiguamente repugnantes y pastiches de elementos del totalitarismo, nacionalismo y militarismo, un concepto que han conservado a lo largo de su carrera.