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, especially on their cover of One Vision. Named Geburt Einer Nation after D. W. Griffith’s classic film The Birth of a Nation, Queen’s lyrics are sung in German to a strident military beat. All of a sudden lines like “one flesh, one blood, one true religion” start sounding suspiciously familiar...
However the bulk of Laibach’s output is their own work. Their own early experiments with totalitarian ambiguity led to their being outlawed in then-Communist Yugoslavia; their name was made illegal so the band resorted to using their black-cross emblem on posters instead. To this day their work deals with similar ideas but frequently Laibach reference their own legendary status and tongue-in-cheekily play with the kinds of in-jokes a band accrues in over 25 years of work.
Laibach’s musical style has varied a lot over the years. They began as avant-garde industrial musicians, producing what could best be described as ambient noise but soon discovered the joys of the martial rhythm. Having produced a couple of albums of heavy martial industrial music, they began to expand sonically. Following the collapse of Yugoslavia their difficult but rewarding album Kapital included hip-hop influences among many others and NATO borrowed from techno while keeping the bombastic atmosphere. The next offering Jesus Christ Superstars came after quite a hiatus and it may have shocked a lot of people with its balls-out metal guitar riffs. The 2003 album WAT returns to a more electronic sound; working with techno producer umek has produced a slightly odd album of electro beats.
Volk was released on October 20, 2006, preceded by the single Anglia. The album contains 14 songs composed and produced together with Silence, inspired by national anthems.
2008 Laibach released new album, titled Kunst der Fuge. This album is the laibachian interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's work The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge). The majority of the material has been created already in 2006 and premierly performed the same year on June the 1st at Bachfest festival in Leipzig.
VOLKSWAGNER is the title of a musical project which was realized in collaboration between Laibach and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra (2009). Laibach also cooperated with the composer and conductor Izidor Leitinger on this project, and it was decided that together they would compose a work which will in a specific manner interpret some of Wagner's better known musical motifs and combine them into a unified symphonic electronic suite.
From a formal point of view, the collaborating artists have decided to seek in Wagner the rudiments of modernism, which first through Mahler, Bruckner, and Debussy, and subsequently through Schöenberg, Berg, and Webern, developed into the core of the jazz music of the sonic experimentalists, such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra, and to upgrade them with the ambient electronic spectrum that has been developing over the last three decades. In addition, the suite will address the history of the 20th century – modernism crossbred with pop art.
4.4. 2012 a movie titeled Iron Sky was released. Laibach in collaboration with Ben Watkins as a co-writer and producer of the score provided soundtrack for Moon Nazi Invasion in Iron Sky.
Official Laibach website: www.laibach.org
God Is God
Laibach Lyrics
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You shall see darkness
You shall see good and evil
You shall see city walls crumble and towers fall
God is God
God is God
God is God
You shall see the Lord of Life and Death
You shall see Heaven in Hell
You shall be blinded by light
You shall see darkness
God is God
God is God
God is God
God
You shall see the walls crumble
Walls built of pain
And above the cries of man
Hear one voice saying:
I am Alpha and Omega
The beginning and the end
I am the first and
I am the last
God is God
God is God
God is God
God
You shall see Hell
You shall see evil
You shall see darkness
You shall see sorrow
You shall see Death
You shall see God
The lyrics to Laibach's song "God Is God" evokes a haunting image of an apocalyptic event, where everything we thought was true and certain is no more. The first verse sets the tone, describing a bleak landscape where all that is left is darkness and destruction. The second verse adds a spiritual dimension to the vision, as we are asked to confront the ultimate duality of good versus evil, life versus death, and heaven versus hell. The repeated chanting of "God is God" seems to emphasize the idea that, in the face of such devastation, only a higher power can restore order and meaning to the chaos.
The final verse is perhaps the most powerful, as it describes the moment when everything falls apart and we are left with nothing but our own humanity, hearing a voice assert its divine authority over the ruins. This voice claims to be the beginning and the end, the first and last, and with this declaration, we are left to ponder whether there is any hope left for us at all.
Overall, "God Is God" is a profound and chilling meditation on the power of faith and the fragility of our existence. It reminds us that, in the end, we are all vulnerable to forces beyond our control and that sometimes, all we can do is surrender ourselves to a higher power.
Line by Line Meaning
You shall see Hell clear in the sky
You will witness the consequences of sin and evil in the world.
You shall see darkness
You will encounter times of hopelessness, despair, and fear.
You shall see good and evil
You will experience the struggle between morality and immorality in life.
You shall see city walls crumble and towers fall
You will see societies collapse due to their own corruption and wickedness.
God is God
There is only one true God who is sovereign over all of creation.
You shall see the Lord of Life and Death
You will witness God's power over all aspects of life and death.
You shall see Heaven in Hell
You will learn that even in the darkest of circumstances, hope and salvation can still exist.
You shall be blinded by light
You will experience the overwhelming brightness of God's glory and holiness.
You shall see darkness
You will continue to encounter times of despair and fear throughout life.
You shall see the walls crumble
You will see the destruction of false security built on the foundation of pain and suffering.
Walls built of pain
The structures and systems that we have built in life often have their foundations in hurt and suffering.
And above the cries of man
Even in the midst of human suffering and pain, God's voice can still be heard.
Hear one voice saying:
Listen closely to the message that God is proclaiming.
I am Alpha and Omega
God is the beginning and end of all things, the source of all creation and ultimate judge.
The beginning and the end
God is the source of all things and the final destination of all things.
I am the first and
God existed before all things and is the reason for all existence.
I am the last
God will still be sovereign and existent after all creation is gone.
You shall see sorrow
Throughout life, you will experience grief and pain at times.
You shall see Death
Physical death is an inevitable part of life.
You shall see God
Ultimately, all people will come face to face with God and be judged according to their actions.
Lyrics © Freibank Musikverlags und vermarktungs GmbH, Mute Song Limited
Written by: Ben Watkins, NICK BURTON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@JackWareingFilms
I saw them live in a club in Prague and they are still to this day one of the coolest bands I have ever seen. Brilliant
@admerin6961
I had forgotten how bloody weird and wonderful Laibach were.
@vandalking8341
Laibach are my favorite christian rock band
@hipwave
life is life, god is god... i start seeing a pattern
@manueljesusarredondo
Kant would be proud of this reasoning
@MrHogarstrasni
Genijalno i spektakularno.
@alexbel871
Самое лучшее, что они сделали.... Все в традициях ветхого завета-бог с одной стороны милостив, но, что подчеркивается музыкой-он и жесток.
@samparker266
He's only cruel to those that truly deserve it. He is a Just God
@slavendelalle4213
They are Rammstein for grownups, and Rammstein is Laibach for kids ❤
@Kimmy-jn4zw
Uporno pokušavam da objasnim mom sinu tu činjenicu😊 (ima samo 15 god, shvatiće jednom)