Editing Laibach (section)

=== Slovenian independence and beyond: new releases and new controversies (1991–present) ===
In 1992, the group released ''[[Kapital (album)|Kapital]]'', an album dealing with [[Economic materialism|materialism]] in contemporary society.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The band released the album on [[vinyl record]], audio cassette and [[compact disc]], recording different versions of the same songs for each format of the album.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> During the same year, they proclaimed the State of NSK, promoting its flag, money, postage stamps and passports.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The following year, Mute Records released the ''[[Ljubljana–Zagreb–Beograd]]'' live album, featuring recordings from the 1982 concerts in the three cities, presenting a document of politically active rock from the group's early career, especially with the songs "Tito-Tito", "Država" ("The State"), and "Rdeči molk" ("Red Silence").<ref name="Janjatović170"/>

In 1994, they released the album ''[[NATO (album)|NATO]]'', which commented on the current political events in Eastern Europe, former Yugoslavia and the actions of the [[NATO]] pact, filtered through their blend of [[techno music|techno]] and [[pop music|pop]].<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The album featured cover versions of [[Europe (band)|Europe]]'s "[[The Final Countdown (song)|The Final Countdown]]", [[Bolland & Bolland]]'s "[[In the Army Now (song)|In the Army Now]]", [[Don Fardon]]'s "[[Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)|Indian Reservation]]" (renamed to "National Reservation"), and [[Stanislav Binički]]'s composition "[[Marš na Drinu]]" ("March on the [[Drina]]").<ref name="Janjatović170"/> During the same year, the band also recorded the song "Zrcalo sveta (Das Spiegelglas der Welt)" ("Mirror of the World") for the [[Kraftwerk]] [[tribute album]] ''Trans Slovenia Express'', featuring songs by Slovenian acts.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The group went on the Occupied Europe NATO Tour 1994-95, provoking the audience in Zagreb and [[Sarajevo]] with their performances of "Marš na Drinu", a [[Serbs|Serbian]] [[World War I]] patriotic [[March (music)|march]].<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The tour resulted in the [[box set]] comprising a live CD and a [[VHS]] tape, which featured a selection of recordings from the two-year tour, including the performance in [[Sarajevo]] on the date of the signing of the [[Dayton Agreement]].<ref name="Janjatović170"/> In 1995, the group for a while considered splitting into several simultaneous lineups so that they could perform in different places at the same time, but the idea was abandoned.<ref name="Janjatović170"/>

The following year, the group released ''[[Jesus Christ Superstars]]'', featuring their version of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s [[rock opera]] ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The group promoted the album in the United States with an eighteen-date tour, followed by a tour across Germany.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> On 15 May 1997, the band performed with the Slovenian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marko Letonja, and the Tone Tomšič Choir, for the opening ceremony of the Ljubljana European Month of Culture, presenting orchestral versions of their earliest material, which they rarely performed live, arranged by Uroš Rojko and Aldo Kumar with the members of the group.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> During the same year, the live album ''M.B. 21 December 1984'' was released, featuring recordings from the 1984 secret concert in Ljubljana's Malči Belič Hall, the February 1985 concert at the [[Berlin]] Atonal festival, and the April 1985 performance at the Zagreb club [[Kulušić]].<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The performances had featured guest appearance by Jože Pegam on clarinet and trumpet, and some songs included samples of Tito's speeches.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> On 14 November 1997, at a concert in Belgrade, another Peter Mlakar speech received a decidedly mixed audience reaction, in which he asked the audience to "eat the pig and digest it once and for all", referring to the then-[[president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] Slobodan Milošević.<ref name="Janjatović170"/>

[[File:LAIBACH Press Photo 2003.jpg|thumb|left|The 1983–2003 period key members of Laibach in 2003, clockwise: [[Dejan Knez]], Ervin Markošek, Milan Fras and Ivan "Jani" Novak]]
In 2003, the group released the album ''[[WAT (album)|WAT]]'' (an acronym for ''We Are Time''), which, alongside new material, featured the song "Tanz mit Laibach" (German for "Dance with Laibach"), inspired by the song "Der Mussolini" by the German band [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|D.A.F]].<ref name="Janjatović170"/> Part of the album lyrics were written by Peter Mlakar, and part of the music was composed by the album producer Iztok Turk (former member of [[Videosex]]) and the [[DJ]]s [[Umek]], Bizzy and Dojaja.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> In 2003, one of the forming members of the group, Dejan Knez, left Laibach.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> In 2004, the group released the double compilation album ''Anthems'', featuring a career-spanning selection of material, as well as the previously unreleased cover of [[Drafi Deutscher]] song "Mama Leone" and remixes of Laibach songs by Random Logic, Umek, Octex, Iztok Turk and others.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> The compilation also features a thorough group biography written by Alexei Monroe.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> In 2004, the band released two [[DVD]]s: the first, entitled ''Laibach'', featured music videos and ''A Film about WAT'', directed by Sašo Podgoršek, and the second, entitled ''2'', featured a recording from the Occupied Europe NATO Tour concert in Ljubljana held on 26 October 1995 and the documentary film ''A Film from Slovenia'', directed by Daniel Landin and Peter Vezjak.<ref name="Janjatović171"/>

During 2006, the group released the album ''[[Volk (album)|Volk]]'' (the title meaning ''Wolf'' in Slovene and ''People'' in German), featuring cover versions of national anthems, including the NSK "state anthem" "[[Das Lied der Deutschen]]", originally written in 1797 and used as German national anthem during the [[Weimar Republic]].<ref name="Janjatović170"/> Each cover featured a guest vocalist singing the anthem in their own language, with the exception of the cover of the "[[State Anthem of the Russian Federation]]", which was entitled "Rossiya" and featured a choir composed mostly of the children of [[Russia]]n and [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] diplomats in Slovenia.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> During the same year, on 1 June, the group performed [[J. S. Bach]]'s "[[The Art of Fugue]]" in Bach's hometown [[Leipzig]],<ref name="Janjatović170"/> and their interpretation of the work was released on the album ''[[Laibachkunstderfuge]]'' in 2008.<ref name="Janjatović170"/> In 2007, the group released the DVD ''Live at the CC Club'', featuring the recording of their London concert held on 16 April 2007.<ref name="Janjatović171">{{harvnb|Janjatović|2024|p=171}}</ref> The 2008 DVD ''Volk Dead in Trbovlje'' featured the recording of the band's performance held in Trbovlje's Worker's Hall on 23 March 2007, as well as music videos for the songs from ''Volk'' and a documentary about the tour entitled ''Volk Tour Medley'', all directed by Sašo Podgoršek.<ref name="Janjatović170-171">{{harvnb|Janjatović|2024|p=170-171}}</ref> 

[[File:Laibach wracku raciborz 07 2010 009.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|Milan Fras and Mina Špiler in concert in 2010]]
In 2011, the group released the box set ''Gesamtkunstwerk – Dokument 81–82'' (''Total Work of Art – Document 81–82''), featuring five vinyl records and a DVD with unreleased studio recordings from the early phases of their career.<ref name="Janjatović171">{{harvnb|Janjatović|2024|p=171}}</ref> The compilation was released in a limited number of 600 copies only.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> During the same year, the band recorded a cover of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[Ballad of a Thin Man]]", recorded for the tribute album ''Projekt Bob Dylan: Postani prostovoljec!'' (''Project Bob Dylan: Become a Volunteer!''), commissioned by the American Embassy in Ljubljana in honor of Dylan's 70th birthday.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The band was hired by director [[Timo Vuorensola]] to compose music for his [[science fiction comedy]] film ''[[Iron Sky]]'', and it was released on the [[soundtrack album]] ''Iron Sky'' in 2012.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The double album ''Iron Sky Director's Cut'' featured their music originally composed for ''Iron Sky'', but eventually not used in the film.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> On 14 April 2012, in the [[Tate Modern Turbine Hall]] the band held a concert which was envisioned as the recreation of their 1983 concert at Zagreb Biennalle, with guest appearances by some of the group's early members.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The recording of the concert was released on the double live album ''Monumental Retro-Avant-Garde''.<ref name="Janjatović171"/>

In 2014, Laibach released the album ''Spectre'', the title referring to the first line of ''[[The Communist Manifesto]]''.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The band dedicated the album songs "Eurovision", "The Whistleblowers" (musically based on "[[Colonel Bogey March]]"), "We Are Millions and Millions Are One" (featuring new member Mina Špiler on lead vocals) and "No History" to [[Julian Assange]] and [[Edward Snowden]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The [[deluxe edition]] of the album featured four bonus tracks, including a cover of [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]]'s "[[See That My Grave Is Kept Clean]]" and [[Serge Gainsbourg]]'s "[[Love on the Beat]]", and a book entitled ''Spectre Playbook'', a Laibach "manifesto" with a goal of uniting social activists from around the world.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The album ''Spectremix'', released in 2015, featured ''Spectre'' songs remixes by [[Marcel Dettmann]], [[Gramatik]], Iztok Turk and other artists.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> During 2014, the band was invited by National Cultural Centre of Poland to record music for the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the [[Warsaw Uprising]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The band released the material on the [[Extended play|EP]] ''1 VIII 1944 Warszawa'',<ref name="Janjatović171"/> featuring a version of the classic song of the insurgency "Warszawskie Dzieci" ("Children of Warsaw"),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/176305,Laibach-to-release-Warsaw-Rising-tribute/|title=Laibach to release Warsaw Rising tribute|website=PolskieRadio.pl|date=15 July 2014|access-date=4 April 2015|archive-date=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411162846/http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/176305,Laibach-to-release-Warsaw-Rising-tribute/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In August 2015, on the initiative of [[Norway|Norwegian]] director [[Morten Traavik]], the band performed in [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The band held two concerts, on 19 and 20 August, at Kim Won Gyun Musical Conservatory in Nampo-dong, Pyongyang, to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the end of [[Japanese rule of Korea]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mute.com/laibach/announce-the-liberation-day-tour-performing-in-pyongyang-north-korea|title=MUTE • Laibach • Announce 'The Liberation Day Tour' – Performing in Pyongyang, North Korea|website=Mute.com|date=11 June 2015|access-date=18 August 2017|archive-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709092240/http://mute.com/laibach/announce-the-liberation-day-tour-performing-in-pyongyang-north-korea|url-status=live}}</ref> The concerts saw large attention of the Western media, a part of which described Laibach's upcoming performance as the first performance of a Western rock band in North Korea, although this was later revealed to be a misinformation.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rumba.fi/uutiset/bbc-vaittaa-laibachin-olevan-ensimmainen-ulkomaalainen-yhtye-pohjois-koreassa-potya-suomalaiset-olivat-siella-jo-vuosikymmenia-sitten/|title=BBC väittää Laibachin olevan ensimmäinen ulkomaalainen yhtye Pohjois-Koreassa – Pötyä, suomalaiset olivat siellä jo vuosikymmeniä sitten|website=Rumba.fi|date=16 July 2015|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154452/https://www.rumba.fi/uutiset/bbc-vaittaa-laibachin-olevan-ensimmainen-ulkomaalainen-yhtye-pohjois-koreassa-potya-suomalaiset-olivat-siella-jo-vuosikymmenia-sitten/|url-status=live}}</ref> The concerts were the subject of the documentary film ''[[Liberation Day (film)|Liberation Day]]'' by Morten Traavik and Uģis Olte, which premiered in 2016.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> In 2017, the band performed in [[South Korea]], becoming the only musical band in the world to have performed in both countries.<ref name="Janjatović171"/>

In July 2017, Laibach released the album ''[[Also Sprach Zarathustra (album)|Also Sprach Zarathustra]]''.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The songs on the album were originally composed for a theatrical production of ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra'', based on [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]'s [[Thus Spoke Zarathustra|novel of the same name]], directed by Matjaž Berger and premiering in the Anton Podbevšek Theatre in [[Novo Mesto]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> In 2018, the group released the album ''The Sound of Music'', featuring their versions of the songs from the [[The Sound of Music (film)|film of the same name]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The band had previously performed these songs on their North Korea performances, choosing them because they are well-known in the country.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The album included their version of the Korean [[folk song]] "[[Arirang]]", in which the band used traditional Korean instrument [[gayageum]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/>

In 2020, the band released the box set ''Revisited'', featuring a reissue of their debut album with bonus tracks, new versions of their songs from the first half of the 1980s, and two live recordings – one with the [[Radio-Television Slovenia]] Symphony Orchestra, and the other with the [[Lviv]] Philharmonic Orchestra.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The box set included the release entitled ''Underground'', with a recording of one of three performances the group held in 2017 in [[Velenje]] Mine, 200 meters under the ground.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The 2021 live album ''We Forge the Future – Live at Reina Sofia'' featured the recording of the concert held at [[Madrid]]'s [[Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía]] on 26 November 2017 and dedicated to their 1983 Zagreb Biennale performance.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The release featured the book ''Terror of History'', with texts by journalist [[Igor Vidmar]], author Marcel Stefančić and former [[president of Slovenia]] [[Milan Kučan]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> In 2022, Laibach released the album ''Wir sind das Volk (ein Musical aus Deutschland)'' (''We are the People (a Musical of Germany)'') with the music from the theatre play ''We Are the People'', based on the works of [[Heiner Müller]], which premiered in Berlin's [[Hebbel am Ufer]] center on 8 February 2020.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> On their 5 and 6 September 2022 performances at the [[Ljubljana Summer Festival]], the band presented their symphonic work ''Alamut'', based on the 1938 novel ''[[Alamut (Bartol novel)|Alamut]]'' by [[Vladimir Bartol]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/> The symphony was created in cooperation with [[Iran|Iranian]] composers Nima A.Rowshan and [[Idin Samimi Mofakham]].<ref name="Janjatović171"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Quietus {{!}} News {{!}} Laibach Announce Collaboration With Iranian Composers |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/31779-laibach-alamut |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=The Quietus |language=en-us |archive-date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703021300/https://thequietus.com/news/laibach-alamut/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band performed the symphony with the Radio-Television of Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, vocal group Gallina, [[Tehran]] choir Human Voice Ensemble and AccordiOna accordion orchestra.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> Following the premiere in Ljubljana, ''Alamut'' got its first European tour the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2023-09-18 |title=Slovenia at Frankfurt: Laibach's Sharp-Edged 'Alamut' |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/09/slovenia-at-frankfurt-laibachs-sharp-edged-alamut/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316134316/https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/09/slovenia-at-frankfurt-laibachs-sharp-edged-alamut/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Laibach was scheduled to perform in [[Kyiv]] on 31 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/22/laibach-to-become-first-foreign-band-to-perform-in-kyiv-since-invasion|title= Laibach claim they will be first foreign band to perform in Kyiv since invasion|work=The Guardian|date=2023-02-22}}</ref> However, the band's description of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] as a [[proxy war]] angered many Ukrainians and the concert was canceled.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-music-entertainment-7b47757c9875d00d7e541e8bf2766e55|title= Slovenian band Laibach’s Ukraine concert canceled amid rift|work= The Associated Press|date= 2023-02-27|access-date= 28 February 2023|archive-date= 28 February 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230228095453/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-music-entertainment-7b47757c9875d00d7e541e8bf2766e55|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2023, the band released their latest studio album ''Sketches from the Red District'' and the EP ''Love Is Still Alive'', the latter featuring the songs written by the band for the 2019 ''Iron Sky'' sequel ''[[Iron Sky: The Coming Race]]''.<ref name="Janjatović171"/> In 2024, the band released several singles: an [[Atonal music|atonal]] cover of [[Billie Holiday]]'s "[[Strange Fruit]]",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ittNTLZWw LAIBACH : STRANGE FRUIT, YouTube]</ref> a cover of "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]", recorded with Slovenian electronic duo [[Silence (band)|Silence]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NplGX3WKDqI Laibach + Silence: WHITE CHRISTMAS, YouTube]</ref> and a Slovene language cover of [[Bijelo Dugme]] song "Top" ("Cannon"), entitled "S topom te bom ciljal moja mala" ("I Will Shot You With a Cannon, Baby").<ref name="laibachdugme">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teoLBpfuK1U Laibach & Bijelo Dugme : S topom te bom ciljal moja mala, YouTube]</ref> The latter was recorded in cooperation with Bijelo Dugme's leader [[Goran Bregović]] as a part of marking 50 years since Bijelo Dugme formation.<ref name="danas">[https://www.danas.rs/kultura/scena/bijelo-dugme-laibach-pesma/ "Bijelo dugme i Laibach objavili su zajedničku pesmu i spot 'S topom te bom ciljal, moja mala'", Danas.rs]</ref> The song featured Laibach's old collaborator Vasja Ulrih on lead vocals,<ref name="laibachdugme"/> with the accompanying music video, featuring excerpts from Laibach and Bijelo Dugme music videos and live recordings, compiled by Bregović and Laibach.<ref name="danas"/>