There are images and themes that seen in several of Laibach's videos. Their logo, a black cross whose height is the same as its width, is seen in various guises in their videos. Sometimes it is black, and sometimes white, and sometimes it is other colors. In some videos the logo appears at what looks like a chessboard where four people could play. In one of the videos there are four men playing chess at such a board. In a couple of the video where it appears one of the squares is a red button that is used for launching missiles. In videos from songs from WAT the vocalist and several men walk around a shopping mall. They are dressed in what resemble military uniforms. Milan Fras, the lead singer, wears an arm band that resembles Nazi armbands with the Laibach logo instead of a Swastika. They get shocked looks from the shoppers in the mall. What was supposed to be their first appearance in 1980 was not allowed to take place. Initially their name was banned. Laibach was the German name used for Ljubljana used during the German occupation during World War II. Their first album was released with only the logo without their name being mentioned. To be continued....
I have to go to work. I am going to make this the best day that I can.
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