Laibach began their artistic/ politicalmission in Trbovlje, Slovenia, in 1980. Their name is taken from the German name for Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, and this reference to WWII occupation was the first of many provocative and ambiguous statements in their long and chameleonic career. Laibach were founder members of the art movement NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst - "New Slovenian Art") and are one of the few musical groups able to claim real influence on the history of their home country. Laibach are best known for their cover versions of pop songs which have been rerendered in such a way as to reveal formerly hidden or unnoticed messages, often commenting on political totalitarianism or rock stardom's own forms of dictatorship. This was done most successfully on Opus Dei, most notably on their coverof .
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