Opus Dei

It's art metal with heavy satire. Next

Slim Smith gets the credit for the reworked Werner Peiner's 1944 painting of 'A Demon of the Hour' and the stencil type, too, perhaps? Is this the Iron Sky soundtrack or a Slovenian Eurovision entry? Neither or both; either way is just plain silly. On this list to show the breadth and depth of musical offerings?

What? Why? How?

I had to make an incredible effort not to fall asleep while listening to this...

Absolute headache inducing garbage. Anyone scoring this more than a 1 is utterly insane

First off, 5⭐️ cover. Reminds me of when Pepe Le Pew would walk past the paintings in the art gallery 🦨🖼️. Not the biggest Industrial Metal guy, but for the 80’s and coming from behind the Iron Curtain, I found this rather enjoyable. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

TIL there is a genre called "martial industrial". This shit is kinda weird, but kinda catchy at points. Definitely see the value of this one's inclusion on the list before a 9th Elvis Costello album or a 5th Bjork album.

Not sure what I just listened to

Honestly terrible. What even is this?

Brb, have 2 invade pol&.

Megatysk og småfestlig. Litt kult også.

Ok. Kult nokk, men e det her egentlig musikk?? Kreativt å interessant ja. Men fyfaen så kjipt det e å høre igjennom plata.

Rammstein for Kulta-folk.

This was a very interesting listen to say the least. Very over the top and theatrical rock, but with a great sense of humor, and a pretty balanced album experience. But what made the album stand out for me was the inventive use of sampling and electronics, and the elements of dark wave and industrial music. Especially the more 'sound-collagy' tracks were really cool imo. I also enjoyed the atonality and crazy bad guitar solo of the opening track. Favourite tracks were “Leben heist Leben”, “Herz-Felde”, “Koza (Skin)” (very interesting production here, cool dark sampling). And the closing track is pretty good too. So yeah, probably won't revisit the more theatrical and proggy cuts, but the experimental stuff was great. 7.5/10

Music for no one

That was a lot

Overduidelijk dat dit de inspiratie was voor Rammstein, maar poeh wat een verschrikkelijk album. Alleen de instrumentals op sommige nummers houden het (net) weg van de 1

Wat een boeiende band dit. Het lijkt een soort satirisch commentaar te zijn op de dictatoriale trekjes die de communisten hadden in Joegoslavië na de Tweede Wereldoorlog, met glossie jaren 80-pop gemengd met militaristische, industriële rock, compleet met Duitse songteksten. De One Vision cover is een grote highlight, wat absurd haha. Muzikaal zag ik iemand 'bowsers-castle core' roepen, wat echt spot on is.

No

Interesting, although the vocals could break from the growl more often.low 3

It’s definitely different and interesting, low 3

There is a strand of Euro-Metal which still sounds like Laibach today, it's interesting to hear where that equal parts quirky and brutal sound comes from. I can't say it’s a flavour I've ever had a particular hankering for, but it's not unwelcome either. Interestingly the midi-synths sound like an amped up version of sci-fi TV show music from the 1980s, not something I've heard before on LP, also welcome.

A high 3 from me, i have been reliably informed that Laibach is a rabbit hole worth jumping into and this record is enough musically to make me consider doing so, though it looks like no easy ride

una verga, lo empece a escuchar y tuve que desistir de seguir haciendolo. 1/10

I found this album really interesting! The use of horns (synth? Horns) was really cool and gave it a menacing pace. Felt like the march to hell! Overall the album is short and repetitive, but I enjoyed my first exposure to Laibach and hope to hear more!

I proposed to my girlfriend on the beach to the sound of "Herz-Felde" at our end-of-summer beach party, and it was magical. She said yes, and the next few months were a whirlwind of celebrations and wedding planning... until she left me for the bassist in Myrkskog. The fucking bassist! Five stars if this is meant to be a comedy album, one star if they're actually serious. Let's split the difference.

I think the militaristic twist on this was just not my thing; but giving it an additional star since it introduced me to two of the songs it used as inspiration and did love. Live is life. Tracks to Track: Opus Dei, Geburt einer Nation

Insane.

Dziwne. Niby tłuczenie garnkami, a jednak wchodzi dobrze. Pozdrawiam moich rodziców, którzy pokazali to swojej ośmiolatce i liczyli, że w przyszłości wszystko będzie normlanie.

Definitely never heard of this before, and it was quite a treat. The album artwork is sweet, and the industrial aspects of the album were great. The lyrics were a little annoying after a while, but the growling vocals were a nice departure from other industrial comps. Further, it's nice to just have some rousing music in the morning.

For the first few songs, I thought this album was the perfect thing to soundtrack your 1980s German movie villain to and that it was extremely dated (pejorative). But at the end, I judged this thing to still be the perfect thing to soundtrack your 1980s German movie villain to and that it was extremely dated (complementary). This thing was a true fabulous discovery and a representation of how musicians can in fact be an (and you must imagine the pretension in how I would pronounce this word) artiste while trying to communicate an interesting (and perhaps deeply frightening, but important lesson in 2026) idea about what lies beneath the political desires of people.

This sounded like a less ironic and worse version of the Nazi parts of The Wall. I strongly disliked listening through this one.

Not for me

Unlike anything I’ve ever heard I listened to this on my balcony during a thunderstorm. What an experience. It was so weird, but in such a good way Trans-National kinda reminded me of Kate Bush’s Waking the Witch Also that album cover!!

Utter nonsense. If Rammstein were a gay electro act from the 80’s. Can’t believe I listened to the whole thing.

Heavy Eurovision with elements of Queen and, just perhaps, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Interesting and I’m glad I’ve listened, but probably not one to repeat.

To battle!!! but with an organ at the seaside with Rammstein and it's a rock opera. YAH! A feast of new noises for my ears! Head boppy, worth 2 headphones for surround sound. Oh yes there's the cookie monster Would defo listen again Bonus that my boyfriend is on the cover

name and cover - what I'm earth is this going to be? starts... still what is this going to be... ha. it's lazy to just think German sounds like Rammstein isn't it. One Vision in German with brass! didn't know I needed that on a Friday morning. crystal maze theme. 80s. Thunderbirds. rousing. emotional film ending. enjoyed that 100% more than expected when I saw the word 'industrial'. would definitely listen again, with Dickie, playing board games.

Ok. Starting off the 300s with… Slovenian and Yugoslav avant-garde music group Laibach. Right. 🫠 A lot of this album feels like a Bill Bailey comedy sketch. “What if Opus and Queen came from a fascist regime?” he asks the audience as he starts to perform socialist Eastern European versions of “Live is Life” and “One Vision”. I actually properly love both versions of these songs. The repeating chant of “Leben heisst Leben” set to a steady, utilitarian drum beat is broken up by a pretty fantastic guitar solo before an ominous-sounding organ consumes everything. “Geburt einer Nation” is my go-to version of this Queen song from now on. Like a lot of this album, it's equal parts hilarious and brilliant. I think that's the point of appropriating these cheesy pop songs and recasting them in the sounds of fascism, nationalism and militarism. Freddie Mercury’s “one man / one goal / one mission / one heart / one soul / one solution…” lyrics sound pretty damn ominous when applied to this world. “Leben: Tod” has some great Bonham-esque drums, and at this point, Laibach start to remind me a bit of Rammstein. But who knows what to expect on this record? “F.I.A.T.” sounds like the score of a horror level in an old platform game. Something you'd encounter in a game like Luigi's Mansion. The title track announces itself like it's about to launch into a national anthem. “All rise”. And in a way it does. We're back with Opus’ “Live is Life”, this time in English. It's not just the funniest moment in the whole album, but genuinely one of the all-time funniest moments in music in general when that lyric “life” comes in and you realise you're back where you began again. It starts to get pretty damn intense towards the end. “How the West Was Won” is a guitar-heavy post-punk growler and “Trans-National” gives me Kraftwerk vibes (and anxiety). “The Great Seal” sounds like a triumphant march at a medal ceremony. Or uncannily like the music that would play during a lengthy loading screen in Civ VI. Epic music, but I'm left confused if I'm supposed to take these guys seriously or not. I think that's part of it too. Ambiguity and pop music recontextualised as fascist propaganda. And it worked on me.

The drums do go hard. But then it’s like “what if this sounded like A Knights Tale” so pass

It's.....fine. I can understand from a musical critic point of view it's an interesting album to listen to. However, from an "every person" point of view in 2026 (and especially an English speaker), it's a little strange. It mostly felt like I was listening to a soundtrack from a weird sci-fi indie film.

Really enjoyed today’s album

H

😧 What the fuck, why?!?

Horrific to listen to

Unusual but not bad. It's that kind of experimental metal that you don't know if you like or not as it can be a bit disturbing but I did not suffer globally. 2.5

Not bad. Very over the top and dragged on a bit but fine for a few listens.

It was vibes, the cd edition had some trash on it though Will I listen to again: 6%

C’est bizarre mais pas si nul mais c’est long et j’ai l’impression que les nazis écouteraient ça

Totally fine and cool on a historical and artistic front. I enjoyed the use of classical instrumentation and themes as well as the creative use of german chants and and gothic synths. I just think at the end of the day the end product is for a different listener. I'm a fan of Ramestein and as much as I love the riffs, vocals and pure swagger they possess... i don't understand the words and thus the end product is somewhat lost on me. Same applies here. I'm definitely not the target audience but I can dig it. Won't come back for this again though. Sorry lads.

this album sounds like an industrial band, a military choir, and an orchestra collided with each other in the basement of a dilapidated theater with a broken projector that only showed frames from old soviet propaganda films.

Varsin erikoinen tapaus tämä Laibach. Enimmäkseen kyllä pidin tästä levystä, mutta kauhean usein tätä ei varmaan tule kuunneltua. Bändin militaristinen industrial-kolina on varmasti innoittanut Rammsteinia.

Nah. Not for me or anyone I care about.

Cool dass auf der Liste auch was ausgefallenes vorkommt, das mal was anderes. Musik ist aber eher so ne null von zehn.

não acredito que this is a thing that's in here

gente? e esse nosferatu cantando? gargalhei de rir do início ao fim meu deus

I love good satire and parody, but there isn't enough of either to save this car crash of an album.

Weird but listenable.

Not my thing but also not bad. Won’t give it another listen but a solid 5/10.

wtf lol

Interesting and kind of fun but weird and probably not something I would seek out to listen to, but you can definitely see where ramstein came from

I hope the band uses militaristic and patriotic themes in an ironic way.

Cool synth work, but an oddity as a piece of political art.

I kind of enjoyed this. Sounds like a militant Rammstein.

Some of this is pretty heavy. Not for me but not bad.

Honestly when Laibach came out with its version of Cabaret Voltaire for the German audience styled as Wagnerian Industrial I laughed out loud. This was a joke that a number of people have hyped as being novel and genius. As joke’s go it was pretty funny because it’s clearly a parody. For those who missed the joke with this record, did it become clear when they covered the entire Beatles Let It Be record except Let It Be in exactly the same style? Hopefully for those who missed the joke the lights are starting to come on in their attics. Seriously, this is a one note joke and an average album. Go ahead, pick a favorite. Hysterical. 2/5

No idea? The cover says “this could be lots of fun.” But I have been burned before. Wow. Well. I just don’t know. Rarely does an album leave me speechless. But… yeah, I can’t figure out if I hate this or love it passionately. This IS why I am here, coming back day after day. It deserves a 3 just for working within their crazy concept and pulling off the cinematic construct in a listenable manner. And Queen “sampling.” Well, golly, I guess I’m giving it a 4. Insane! (BTW, I’m just going to throw it out there, but fascist cosplay, while questionable, is NOT less acceptable than communist cosplay, which hardly raises an eyebrow. I realize that the current moment desperately wants to make heroes of “communist revolutionaries” on the world stage. Please, please, please learn some ACTUAL history. Autocracy IS autocracy. Don’t matter what you call it.) 4 Boolean: True

intense but i didn't hate it...

Strong no. However there was a moment where I disliked it so much that I started laughing and almost started liking it. I bet there is a fun word out there that describes the experience/journey that I went on. Who knows. 🤷

Never again

Nein nein

i dunno, today was just not the day for balkan industrial music

Secret like

I am so, so tired of the "how sincere is this fascism intended to be" game. it happens a lot on this album list! more than you'd think! (as best as I can tell the answer is, like also often happens to be the case, these guys aren't quite as clever as they think they are and shock isn't the same thing as impact. but ultimately their muddled attempt is an anti-fascist one. I think. anyway.) this is ok. I don't hate it.

It was fine. The Queen cover of One Vision was funny.

Really struggling to rate this one. I found it novel and charming. I found it engaging. I then found out they cosplay fascism. I don’t think I can endorse that.

Part industrial? Part Star Wars soundtrack? Part German death metal? I have no idea what’s happening but oddly enough, I don’t hate it musically. Ascetically, I’m done with the this BS excuse of using Nazi imagery for “farce” and “irony”. I don’t give a shit, no one buys it.

Highlight: Trans-National In a nutshell: melodic industrial. Military brass and drums? Contemplative lyrics ("every minute of the future is a memory of the past")? Queen (the band) references? What kind of sorcery is this? I feel like I'm being trolled for some reason. Are Laibach being subversive? I don't know what to make of the music or the lyrics after one listen. They're messing with my head! Overall: 4/10

Rating: 4.8/5 Short Review: Cold, theatrical, and relentlessly provocative. Opus Dei takes familiar songs, military rhythms, industrial textures, and authoritarian imagery and turns them into something deliberately unsettling. Laibach forces you to question whether you’re hearing celebration, satire, or both at once. (en.wikipedia.org⁠) Favorite Track: “Leben heißt Leben.” Their transformation of Opus’s cheerful hit “Live Is Life” into a stern, martial anthem is one of the greatest musical reinterpretations ever recorded. It’s funny, intimidating, and brilliant all at once.

боже вони такі неоднозначні тю фу треба мати норм позицію шо за брєд

Errh funny?

thats gonna be a no from me, dawg

Sounded like a video game soundtrack quite often, with some songs sounding like scores to cheap 80s movies. Interesting enough to be on the list, not enough to come back to.

What a weird fucking insane crazy album. I didn't like it but I'm glad I listened to it. Not sure if that means it deserves a two or a four.

shit sounds like Hitler raging

conceito legal, eu e meus manos odiamos industrial vai ser 3 estrelas exclusivamente pelo conceito inclusive

eh isso ai né. o conceito eh interessante, uma sátira ao fascismo, tentando mostrar que toda música pode ser uma arma pra militarização com seus ritmos e etc eh diferente, tem umas divertidinhas, mas em geral eh meio chato né, nao curto mto esse rolê industrial xD. eh mediano. a versão de life is life me pegou um pouco

I think of myself as a pacifist, so I have no idea why I so thoroughly enjoyed this militaristic album. It’s unlike anything I usually listen to. But it is fascinating and actually really easy to get drawn into. The insistent drumbeats are almost hypnotizing. The bass voice sounds robotic. It all sounds like a military documentary soundtrack. For a girl who likes to dance and swing there’s no reason for this to appeal to me, but it really does. It’s almost soothing in the strangest of ways. I should clarify that all of this pertains to the vinyl album tracks. Things get more repetitive, annoyingly so, on the add-on tracks which appeared on the CD. I need to find out if they should be part of my rating, because those tracks will definitely drag the score down. Another album that I’m very happy is on the list because there is zero chance I ever would have heard this otherwise.

Listening session: july 24th/25th, while chilling at home Listened to before: no Thoughts: I really struggled to get through this album, really disliked this Favourite track: Geburt einer Nation

Wow, ok. I was not expecting THAT. I actually kind of loved it. As a Queen fan, I love all the Queen influence (the One Vision cover, How the West Was Won was influenced by "Gimme the Prize", the drums from "Don't Lose Your Head" on Trans-National). I giggled through the cover of "One Vision" because it was just so fun to me lol. This music was heavy but very theatrical. And that voice! It was so interesting me and I was engaged the whole time.

This weirdly kinda slaps

Interesting

Gorgeous album

Started strong but the end of the album is boring as sin and repetitive.

No va

I had never heard of this band or this album. Evidently, Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group who co-founded the artist collective Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) in 1984 and represents the musical wing of it. I'm not really sure what to think of this album. Most of the time I felt like I was at a rally that I didn't want to be at with a German yelling at me. Then there is this totally bizarre cover of a Queen song. If Weird Al Yankovich was an angry Slovenian who sang in German, that's a song he would make. The good thing about this project is I definitely would never have heard of this band or this music, so I feel like it's worth it to learn about things I would never be exposed to. The bad thing is if my neighbors hear what I'm listening to some days, they have to wonder what in the world is going on at our house!

Fuckin awesome. That’s what I thought about this album. This is what I picture Haaland listening to before games even though it was definitely German. Honestly this is an entire genre that I didn’t know about, so now it’ll probably be the only thing I listen to for the next week.

Weird stuff. Kind of liked the growling vocals on the first few songs, but the repetition in the music was obnoxious.

Just not really my thing

The worst

good album for jacking off to abstract ideas like power and conquest

Listened and really dug it!

This was a strange one, make no mistake; it was cool in a fun, weird way.. and such a low global average is a bit shocking to me. Not for everyone but I had a good time with this today, 3.25/5

Never heard of them, and I was immersed neck deep in all things music in 1987, so this one slipped under the radar or it sucks so bad it never made a ripple in the world of good music... Turns out it sucks super bad and does so in German/Slovenian. Who ever thought this should be heard by the masses? It has no place on this list, it's not cool or groundbreaking, it's fucking weird and you can't call it any one genre. It sounds like an angry German at a political rally, like it's taken from a movie not an album you'd sit down and "try" to enjoy. The vocals are god awful and rough, the music is just basic and noisy. There's something seriously wrong with a person who can sit through this entire 12 song, 60 minute ride, and enjoy it. There's no value to this album whatsoever (influence on industrial music or not) and it does not deserve a spot on a Top 3003 Albums list. Disappointing that this takes a spot from a truly deserving band/artist. Half a star from me.

I had mixed opinions about this album immediately. The obvious one is when I heard the lyrics and saw the imagery I legitimately was concerned this was like some fascist band. But thankfully that seems to just be their style. That being said there were a few songs I liked but my biggest criticism is that it’s just not heavy enough for what it’s going for. At times it’s far too repetitive and at other times I just felt like it was really held back but not being very heavy and being much more electronic than I was expecting. It was cool to see a Slovenian band on the list, but sadly this just really didn’t do a lot for me. The songs I did end up saving were “Leben-Tod” and “Gebrut einer nation”.

I thought this was surprisingly fun! It feels a bit like if you took a metal album and removed the lead guitar? Way more minimal than I was expecting, but that pounding drumbeat is so cool. And even those harsh-ish vocals feel less offputting than normal, and even a bit operatic at times. I'll definitely be listening to more from this band in the future!

That's the kind of industrial I despise. I wanted something like Einsturzende Neubauten or even something like Nine Inch Nails. "Opus Dei" feels a bit too poppy in places for an industrial album. The (probably) synthetic trumpets make it worse. That, along with the vocalist, makes me understand why this album is one of the lowest rated on the site. 1 star for "Opus Dei".

Обожаю рнб

Went down a rabbit hole as to the origins of the song Live Is Life by Opus in 1984, I respect that Laibach covers it and calls it Opus Dei Otherwise serviceable death metal, I appreciate it as much as I can understand the German language

Likte side A godt! Litt rammstein/ghost-syremix. Side B kommer seg nok med noen lytt. Da er vi ett knepp opp!

Listens: 1 Standout Tracks: No This is like, half rock opera, half industrial music, half nationalistic motherland indoctrination, and full 100% terrible. It reminds me of the Command and Conquer franchise music (or maybe it's Red Alert 2), but bad. I'll be good if I never hear this again.

Trans-National

The most unlikely left-wing work ever or something maybe. A satirical take on Nazi imagery, seemingly in an attempt to tie the actions of the Yugoslavian socialist party in with the Nazi party. At first it sounds just ok, but as the first song goes on the concept does kinda sink in, and it ends up being pretty enjoyable. But is the album good? Eh. Honestly the whole concept of the band is a bit sketchy to me, at times it feels less subversive and more like they’d rather just cosplay as fascists and label it as leftist art. Is that accurate? Hell if I know, fuck if I care. Meeting the album where it’s at is easy enough, I see what it’s going for, and I can appreciate it. Other than that though there’s not much intrigue or anything really. I like it. 7.5/10

Absolute garbage. I can’t understand how this album made it on this list, or any list (other than the worst albums ever created). Someone thought of this, recorded it, and a label produced it! Bonkers how crap this is.

There's one catchy hook in each song that just gets repeated ad infinitum and burnt through all goodwill.

yay my first 1/5 i’m so excited

some well-known peaces of music with bombasto and avantgarde modified and called as art. NOT TO LISTEN BEFORE I DIE

I mean, some of the instrumental stuff in the first song had me smiling. Other parts of this had me really excited that Freddie Mercury went to England instead of Germany.

When this album cover popped up it scared me. The music on this album continued to scare me. There is some interesting instrumentation. It all feels a bit cartoonish. I'm glad I caught that I only needed to listen to 8 songs. I'm sure this is a fun album for people into the industrial sound.

This is an exercise in tedium. I'm a patient guy but this wore thin by the end. It started out pretty strong, very interesting and far from the usual trollop this list often insists upon. By the end though I was begging for some Springsteen or Dylan. An interesting listen for sure, but absolutely a one-and-done

I like silly. This is too silly

Might rate higher if I spoke German; also if I was a bit more into industrial. As a Tom Waits fan, I appreciate the singer more than most. I felt a little ill at ease listening to it as it seemed like I might be tapping my toe to a fascist propaganda band.

Okay, I've been patient with a lot of obscure LPs. But this is garbage. Do better.

first album where i really didn’t know what to expect and the wikipedia blurb does not give you any clues either. after listening to it i’m still not really sure what it is. but i don’t like it.

Opus Dei by Laibach sounds like a prototype for Rammstein, only with less industrial metal and more keyboards. I can see how this might be someone's thing, but it did absolutely nothing for me. To my ears, it was just hot-shit garbage.

This was definitely the influence for Ministry or Rammstein. I got a kick out of the Queen samples on the back half of the album, but that still didn't make it any better.

Not for me

This one was hard to rate… it had some wonderful cinematic songs and then a lot of weird ones…

Strange

It is interesting, but I don’t really like it. You know I don’t like that type of thing.

So out of my wheel house but I liked this!

I get it but it's too much

I really don’t know how to rate this. I didn’t dislike it necessarily but it was odd and I wouldn’t want to listen to it again. A 2 1/2 star for me but I guess I’m rounding down rather than up

I think they were actually seriously trying to be subversive, satirical and serious on this album but it came off one big comical farce to me. I actually laughed on every A side song as it came up - I could not keep visions of Mike Meyers as Dieter Sprockets out of my head. The jokes wore thin as I got to the end of the album though.

Kinda just weird German music.

Okee, masked singer, doe je kostuumpje maar uit, ik weet wie je bent. Je bent Rammstein, geef het nou maar toe. Hetzelfde sausje van schijtlolligheid ('Leben heisst leben, nana nanana') en bloedserieus, vergezeld van zo duister mogelijke Duitse brulzang, bonkdrums en alles met een uitgestreken gezicht. Jaja, zogenaamde Sloveense avantgardisten, tuurlijk, ik geloof het meteen. Okee, op een gegeven moment zappen ze naar het Engels en gaan ze met keyboards spelen. Maar dat is gewoon ter afleiding. Buut af Till, je bent erbij. Okee, duiken we even in de documentatie en dan zien we dat dit clubje eerder was, en dat Rammstein hier vervolgens een aardige toef mosterd is komen halen. Is het zonder Rammstein-connectie ook de moeite waard? Op zich interessant kennis te nemen van het feit dat er een collectief 'Neue Slowenische Kunst' heeft bestaan (en dat Laibach de Duitse naam van Ljubljana is). Uiteindelijk is het resultaat een fascinerend experiment, doe er een vaag videootje onder en het kan zo in een donker zaaltje in het Stedelijk Museum (wat precies de bedoeling was met de laatste vier tracks, overigens). Moet het in een boek met popmuziek? Ik weet het niet. Nou vooruit, om de curiositeitswaarde gepaard met het feit er in ieder geval iets interessants gebeurt.

Ik stond snel op het verkeerde been. De band is blijkbaar toch niet Duits. Dacht ik niet alleen door de taal, maar vooral door de muziek. Klanken die doorgaans dienen om een boodschap/retoriek er in te stampen. Met, in plaats van zang, spraak met extreme articulatie. Heb je een beeld? Ja? Ok, met die klanken dus covers van Opus en Queen. Om je beeld toch weer even bij te stellen. Zo'n songtekst van Queen past ook wel perfect bij het plaatje: 'One flesh, one bone, one true religion One voice, one hope, one real decision' (bron: genius.com) Je hoeft het alleen maar even in het Duits te vertalen om heel wat lading te creëren. Ik wiki toch even verder. Hoe bedoelt de band dit? We moeten het opvatten als een parodie op het totalitarisme, nationalisme en militarisme. Dan is het in 1987 ook wel logisch dat we de band niet in Duitsland maar in voormalig Joegoslavië moeten zoeken. Een duidelijk en eenvoudig muzikaal thema en het gebruik van materiaal van anderen. Je kan denken dat de band muzikaal het zich er makkelijk vanaf maakt. Toch niet helemaal terecht. Ze voegen van alles toe, zodat het stampen helemaal niet saai overkomt. Het instrumentale Trans-national wordt wellicht wat gedomineerd door zolderkamer-samples, maar gebruikt voor de tijd de digitale technieken vooruitstrevend. Het lijkt mij niet dat dit album nu echt door iedereen beluisterd moet worden. Maar ik heb met interesse geluisterd en mij prima vermaakt.

Duitstalige muziek werkt soms sowieso op de lachspieren, maar dit rariteitenkabinet is next level. Ik moest echt heel hard lachen toen ik het tweede nummer voor het eerst hoorde. Queen wordt op een hele andere manier ontiegelijk fout, in een soort industrial metal versie. Blijkbaar is Laibach Sloveens overigens. Dat zijn van die dingen die je nooit zou weten als dit album niet in deze snoblijst had gestaan. In die zin is het zeker een ontdekking. Maar wie kende dit verder? En waarom moet het dan in de lijst eigenlijk? Het enige dat ze hebben gepresteerd, is dat ze een soort voorloper of influencer waren voor Rammstein. Maar die mogen uberhaupt al blij zijn dat ze zelf in de lijst staan. Ik weet niet zo goed wat ik hiermee aan moet. Het werkt op mijn lachspieren. Goed vind ik het zeker niet, maar er staat veel en veel slechtere muziek in de snoblijst, wat dat betreft schommelt dit ergens tussen de 2 en de 3. Laat ik het eindoordeel van mijn luisterplezier afhangen. Halverwege het album ben ik het wel weer zat met de schijtlolligheid, de bonusnummers sla ik even over. Dus het eindoordeel is daarmee wel duidelijk.

GET ME A LIGHT BEER!

Weird album not something I would normally listen to but the actual music was tight and pretty good, I like this more than I thought I would

Dark.

In the mid-’90s, I discovered “Neue Deutsche Härte” through a Rammstein song. Back then, I found it exciting. That’s also when I first heard of Laibach. I really liked the rough sound of the genre back then. These days, though, I find the music unremarkable, the performances affected, and this constant flirtation with right-wing ideology annoying. It’s the same with the album. At first, I found a German version of “Live is Life” amusing. The longer the track—and later the album—played, the more it got on my nerves. In the end, I stopped listening to it altogether. It hasn’t been my taste for a long time now. 2/5

Didn't like it.

The problem with doing satire and parody is letting the audience in on the act. You need to give people a wink just to let them know you're performing, not actually being. Either these guys are furiously satirising Fascism and Totalitarianism or they actually are Fascists. But the act is so straight down the line and since many of their lyrics are in German it's not that easy to tell. And the lyrics that are in English don't help make things clear. And how much of their fan base can tell the difference is also up for debate. I felt a bit like I needed a shower after I heard it.

I know Laibach as an influental band that performed the sound of the music in North Korea. I have even seen them live and have memories of being impressed by them. But this album didn't seem to meet the high standard I had before. Has some cool moments, but would not listen again. I would still attend their concerts tho 😅

Man, I got two albums from the bottom 20 of the 1001 Albums website in the span of a week? That sucks... is what I would say if I actually hated either of the two albums in question. I may not have been the biggest fan of the Birthday Party album I got just 6 days ago and I'm also not the biggest fan of this Laibach album that I have for today, but I don't hate either of them at all. This Laibach album is actually very interesting. Laibach are certainly a unique band all things considered. I guess their whole shtick is "satirical faux-nationalism" as I am going to call it, and it's definitely a vision that I can see the intent behind. Laibach isn't a Nazi band, you guys. I don't think the guys using John Heartfield artwork on their album sleeves and quoting a Churchill speech at the end of an album are pro-Nazi, but that's just me, I guess. Maybe some of the stuff they're doing is questionable, but I can definitely tell that irony is something that these guys are a fan of. But how is the music of Opus Dei? It's okay. I think the imitations of marching tunes makes for an interesting atmosphere. The fact that some of these songs were directly inspired by songs from bands like Queen and the lesser-known band Opus makes the satirical elements more noticeable for anyone willing to do the research. The vocals fit the vibe, but they're also not great. I didn't really like "Trans-National" but the rest of the album wasn't bad. This is probably one of the most unique albums on the entire list, to be honest. It's not really my thing, but I get what Laibach was going for here and I respect it. Light 3/5.

2 novelty covers of a novelty song (OK, harsh on Opus), but I am genuinely baffled at this one. Did it inspire a wave of industrial tracks or something, because, in it's own right as a stone alone piece......................... I just don't get it.

Strangely interesting

Curious

Interesting ambiental music for the early evening hourse before the club gets packed. The messiging is extremly cynical but a nice entry into the NSK state subject.

Definitive proof that Germans can be funny, too.

i tried but i couldnt

I appreciated that “F.I.A.T.” sounded like a metal version of the Law & Order theme song, and that’s about it. Didn’t hate this and appreciated that it’s different, but it became very tedious at times. I can understand why this is one of the lowest rated albums on the generator, even if I disagree. This is a 2.5 for me, but I’m rounding up because I appreciate that it’s something very different on a list where 700+ albums in, things sound increasingly the same.

It was fine. Early industrial, but surprisingly melodic. I was more surprised this was included over Rammstein's Sehnsucht which had more critical and mainstream success. I guess this was more influential I suppose.

DNF. Had some interesting sounds but often left me feeling like I was listening to The Crystal Maze soundtrack.

I wasn't prepared for another avant-garde artist almost immediately after Björk, but Laibach is very unique. They're almost certainly what I'd consider to be an acquired taste, but Opus Dei sounds like something I'd return to in the future and give another listen.

Why does the great seal sound like Chariots of Fire? The end of this album is bizarre in a bad way.

Art-fart that doesn't amuse me.

#421 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ I'n not really a fan of proto-industrial/-goth music, give me G.G.F.H. or Author & Punisher anytime as I like my indu heavy and loud. I have friends who are/were very much into this stuff, meaing old school industrial and goth music, they tried to teach me the way, but it never stuck with me. It's not horrible, but some of it is so pretentious to me that I feel queasy. I also wonder, has Pet Shop Boys taken influence from Laibach, I feel like I hear familiarities on several parts of several songs? Teetering between 2 and 3/5.

So… i get that Laibach's approach is to take elements of fascist music and turn it up to the point of satire and ridiculousness. I get it… in theory. In practice i think they do nothing for the listener to actually understand that what they are listening to is a parody. Especially the first two tracks made me incredibly uncomfortable to the point that i was considering not finishing the album. And yes, the point of art is to make the recipient uncomfortable. But this album made me uncomfortable because it felt like listening to actual fascist march-music - which made me nauseous considering the state of the world. At no point did the music reveal to me that i am listening to a parody and critique of it. That only came with reading about the album and band. So if the music itself does not manage to transport the idea of pardoy and critique, isn’t it simply reproducing what it’s trying to critique? I’m sure there are whole theses written about this out there, maybe i will go and read them when i feel like it.

Feels like I’m being sent into war but I don’t want to go to war please I’m too young to die

Fascinating and thought-provoking. I loved the album’s structure: it begins as industrial music fused with rousing militaristic fanfare, swells into rallying cries, and then gradually disintegrates into a unidimensional mechanistic slog. To my ears it traced a path from populism to nationalism, authoritarianism and finally totalitarianism, with the human element slowly giving way to the machine. The broader story of this band is bonkers too, and I totally get why they’re on this list. I love NIN, so the industrial sounds and appropriation of military/political themes were familiar to me. It’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re struggling to get through it, I suggest you Laibach and think of Britain.

I knew one song these guys did from a flash video on rathergood.com, and they did the Iron Sky soundtrack. I just assume this is the ambient sound of Slovenia, and you hear this as soon as you get off the plane.

Laibach headfirst into an oven, hope us die.

Guess I’m anti-woke cuz I hate this DEI

Sendo bem sincero, sou extremamente enviesado aqui pois eu rodei esse disco já querendo gostar dele. Por dois motivos, a capa é ótima e porque gostaria de poder dizer que conheço e gosto de um álbum feito na antiga Iugoslávia. Dito isso, eu gostei do álbum e sinto que não precisei forçar essa aceitação. Ao menos sinto que não, mas o subconsciente é um mistério. O disco é épico em suas empregadas musicais, com sintetizadores rudes e orquestras abrasivas, sem contar o trabalho vocal judiado. Tudo isso resulta em imagens foscas e desesperadoras, principalmente pelo idioma estrangeiro. Claramente os artistas foram bem sucedidos na parte simbólica dessa produção, e o disco te prende bem por isso. O imaginário corre solto. Os elementos industriais brilham em faixas como Trans-National, com sua frieza e hostilidade. Me lembra bastante Depeche Mode. Ao todo, me forcei a gostar do álbum mas no final das contas acabei verdadeiramente gostando dele. O poder da mente e da força de vontade, talvez. 4/5

Hmmmm. The covers of Life is Life and the Queen track are quite fun. The trumpets are also quite fun. Unfortunately quite a lot of dirge and random growly German vocals. Would file under novelty rather than something would come back to.

Opus Dei A lot of this sounds like songs you might hear 20,000 German football fans sing in a fan park, gathered around that guy with the saxophone. The two versions of Life is Life only add to this, the second one in particular, with its orotund spoken word verses, has a not unenjoyable 90s/2000s Eurovision vibe. Or it sounds like the guy from Aqua. The drum intro to Geburt Einer Nation sounds very much like the drum intro from a view to A View to A Kill, and it took me a moment to realise it was a cover of One Vision. Again it's not enjoyable, and I really rather like it. Leben-Tod is suitably dramatic and bombastic, and I like the synth/horn riff. The horn and string intro to FIAT is great, and I like its overall atmosphere of spoken word, echoey drums and National Anthem-ness. I quite like the fraught synths and percussion and sense of Bernard Hermann of Trans-National, but I started to lose a little interest at this point as a careens towards the end, with How the West Was Won feeling like a less inspired retread of what’s gone before. Although I did like the horn lines of The Great Seal. Industrial oompah music is not necessarily my go to genre, but this is probably my favourite of the experimental-industrial music we’ve had, the Central European classical and political angle giving it a point of difference that many Anglophone Industrial bands don’t tend to have. They are obviously playing with the ambiguity of fascist and totalitarian imagery and sloganeering, and on occasion it does feel a little unsettling, which isn’t a bad thing. I suppose the issue with a lot of experimental art rock is that the artistic aesthetic and effect is naturally more important than the music itself. Sometimes that’s great, but often it makes it hard to sustain interest, as often they do only really have one thing to say, or in this case not speaking German I’m not sure what they are getting at. It's one of those that I’m glad I listened to, it is certainly interesting and it has character and personality , and I genuinely enjoyed the first half. I might well listen again, but I also very much appreciated listening to something outside my normal preferences, so much so I’ll go for a 3. 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮 Playlist submission: Geburt Einer Nation

I think Terminator soundtrack, I think Running Man, I think Robocop. It certainly taps into how the nuclear apocalypse and breakdown of society was soundtracked in 80s cult movies, alongside a passing resemblance to the Krypton Factor and Crystal Maze (especially 'F.I.A.T.'). And for that I commend it. The attempted large orchestral sounds are so clearly synth-derived that it is inextricably of the 80s. 'Trans-National' feels like a piece of music a 60 year old would put together using a synth in a studio to convey danger in an 80s American cop/detective show. Maybe Airwolf. The intro to 'Opus Dei' and 'The Great Seal' feels altogether more American - bland brass and strings creating a rather saccharine tune. Signing off with Churchill's "on the beaches" speech, one wonders what point they're trying to make, if any at all. A confusing album, and yet not unentertaining. One where I feel the band have a clear sense of irony. It gets to three for novelty value.

Kind of reminds me of Rammstein. Not bad overall. 3.5/5

The 19th worst rated album on this website. What a way to start my day. The original album only has 8 songs but theres 12 on apple music. ill listen to the bonus tracks if I like it. Yeah im gona spare my ears on this one I think. Sucks abouth as much as its album cover. This album is what I thought Rammstein was before listening to them. And I dont even like Rammstein that much.

Umm it wasn't unlistenable but I don't want to join this cult.

Surprisingly, I didn’t hate this. I just hope these guys aren’t actual fascists.

Was not expecting a cover of One Vision. Probably wouldn’t recommend their cover of One Vision

german songs from slovenian/yugoslavs what is this def getting the industrial vibes can see how this might have been formative for ministry

never been too big into goth-y industrial, but laibach is pretty damn good

Maybe good if you are doing a dnd session and this fits the medieval spirits vibes you’ve got but man this ain’t it.

This album definitely plays differently in the late 1980s under the Iron Curtain than it does now. Parodying a nationalist German military identity onto a deeply totalitarian state of Yugoslavia, it created a piece of dissent without it being too overboard. Hearing it today in the current context takes some of that meaning away. It makes it sound more like subtly suggesting ideas of a strong nationalist Germany that can be interpreted as promoting Nazi ideals (especially their on-stage uniforms and using actual Nazi sound bites) when it isn't. For the music itself, I'm definitely not a fan of this style of industrial military metal, and there is not much praise to give to them for it.

Wow, what the hell is this. Industrial, fascist? Music. I liked the first half but felt the 2nd half was a bit too weird. An interesting listen nonetheless, Yugoslavian German music isn't something you run into often

Three great songs ... covers.... nothing original, but still they are great to hear... NOTHING else on the album contributes to anything interesting or unique. 2.5

Every song had an interesting premise that it failed to really build upon.

Syksy/talvi

Interesting. Different. Proto-Rammstein. The covers are fun and worthwhile. Overall not sure it’s something to listen to over and over

What a mad album. I'll never listen to it again but I've never heard anything like it. Enjoyed but don't tell anyone

Unfairly maligned but obviously a bit esoteric, but would scare the hoes

This is not a good album. Conceptual dark german cover synth rock. It was in late 80s so nothing really ground breaking just a few decent remake covers but really this shouldnt be here in top 1000 anything

Very weird, many of them. Heavy rock but still very odd

This was a wild ride

What a striking album, the first half of it is awesome. Sounds inspirational to a number of video game sound tracks, almost like something from Castlevania or Metroid. It sounds like the theme to the military industrial complex. It's dark, harsh, and the singer sounds like a propaganda speaker. It's really great, and all 5 of the first tracks are excellent to me, with my favorite being F.I.A.T. The second half of the album is not nearly as good, but it can keep the points for being truly unique on this list 700 albums in.

I say no, to this possibility Nazi sympathizing band

Didn’t translate

Weird

Album art is really cool but I only listened to one song and will not be continuing

Could have been a 2+ if not for the vocals. Not sure who this is for?

Schwer zu hören, andere Alben sehr viel besser

schon crazy

High 3, but not quite a four star album

это для любителей рамштайна и гроула (это не я)

Not bad if industrial noise is what you’re into. I’m just not. 2.5 stars

Loved the first half of this, sounds like a soundtrack to a movie about an alternate history where the allied forces lost WWII, LP fell off in the later stages though

Odd but enjoyable

Rough listen. A few of the more orchestral tracks (like The Great Seal) were fun in a kitschy way which made it slightly bearable but not enough to raise it above 1 star.

Opus Dei es una obra de arte atemporal de la vanguardia europea y un monumento de la música industrial que ha envejecido bien como un agudo testimonio sociológico. Al escuchar su severa arquitectura sónica, queda claro que este álbum es el eslabón perdido que define el futuro del metal industrial; es imposible no notar que este disco pavimentó el camino y sembró las raíces estéticas de lo que años más tarde harían bandas como Rammstein. Desde el punto de vista formal, el trabajo desecha cualquier complacencia comercial: no lo veo pop, sí wagneriano industrial paródico, donde los coros monumentales, las marchas marciales y las texturas metalúrgicas se entretejen muy bien para edificar una atmósfera de una claridad conceptual y una solemnidad aplastantes. La genialidad de la obra radica en su intrincada subversión política. A través de una interpretación vocal de barítono ultra gutural que simula una fuerza y autoridad superior —y que influyó directamente en el estilo de canto del metal industrial moderno—, el disco opera como un potente llamado a la conciencia, denunciando la maquinaria política pero a la vez defendiendo la vida y el arte frente a la alienación de las masas. Nos encontramos ante un trabajo conmovedor, crudo y real cuya rigidez rítmica y estética marcial le otorgan una versatilidad sumamente noble para múltiples usos: desde la alta intensidad del ejercicio y el enfoque absoluto en la carretera, hasta convertirse en el detonador perfecto para una reflexión solitaria y un análisis profundo sobre el poder.

Makes me severely question if Rammstein were in any way innovative. Didn’t love this but I do appreciate it for a very unique sound

Felt like I might be able to get into this walking through this Swiss town listening to the first track in the pissing rain but this sound got a little old quite quickly 2

This was awesome, the queen, marching band mashup! lol. Something special about erman lyrics and strong beats! Some epic sampling!

This was a super interesting listen! Politically provocative and fairly captivating musically for the most part. The music is deep in political provocation and feels more like art and social/political commentary than music - they certainly achieve their goal of provoking judging by many reviewers calling them nazis! They've been labeled far right and far left - they remain intentionally politically ambiguous. I tried to do some more in depth reading, and I'm certain I don't fully understanding Laibach's objectives. There was a fairly complex political situational in Yugoslavia/Slovenia at the time that I think it would take a lot of reading to unpack, not to mention the bands ideologies! I came across this comment on a youtube video and I feel like it sums things up better than I can: "Rather than to parody the ills of the system, Laibach is reflecting the hidden dark realities of the system in such a way, that society is otherwise not willing to recognize honestly." So I'm left on the fence about what its all about, but it was certainly more intriguing than most of the albums we've had recently!

I understand the low ratings on this one, it's definitely harder to appreciate if you're not aware of the context in which it was made. Stylistically, it's also very much an acquired taste. However, I really do believe this album should be as far as possible from the bottom 20. I wasn't alive when Yugoslavia was around, but I have heard more than enough from my family to know that I should be thankful for that. With Opus Dei, Laibach showcased one of the most impressive satirical takedowns of an opressive leadership that I'm aware of, by portraying them as identical to any other fascist regime. They also make a comparison between fascism and western pop music as a sidenote, which is just amusing whether or not you agree with the sentiment. Personally, I've always disliked Queen so I'm fine with it in this particular example. Other than that, it's just a damn good industrial album. The performances are damn near perfect from each band member and you definitely can't knock them any style points off either. Favourite track: Leben: Tod

I can't fault this album for being generic or uninteresting, that's for sure. This isn't exactly my thing at all really, however this is still exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for doing this project. I will likely never listen to this again, but I'm still glad I had this experience because this really is like nothing else I've ever heard before. I'm glad to have dipped my toes into the world of Slovenian industrial metal, and maybe I could even get into it, but for now I'm just going to feel fulfilled with having experienced it at all.

Funny to read about, but I couldn’t.

eigentlich ganz scheiße

This is the kind of find I was hoping for when doing this. Really cool album.

Never heard of this band. Interested to hear what they sound like. Rammstein before Rammstein. Interesting stuff.

hahaha

Honestly? Not avant garde enough. I can see who Trent Reznor copied his homework from.

Regular para mí gusto

I may have given this one two stars if not for the vocalist, who I can only assume is Satan, “singing” in German. And it is singing only in the academic sense. It’s not the worst album on this list, but it tries its best to make the case. One lowly star.

The cover of this was beaut, shame the music didn’t match

Definitely an interesting one. Felt like listening to ramstein mixed with 8ps techno pop? Idk. Not bad just different

This album is bad-ass. German gothic industrial metal is soon to be my favorite genre. Favorite track: Opus Dei 3.5/5

Music for white nationalists to masturbate.

Interesting listen

Heavy Queen. I think Queen were the worst excuse of a Cabernet band, so this is a worst excuse tribute band. No

2.5 stars

This was really bad.

This band kind of reminds me of Rammstein but something is mussing. The songs almost feel empty right next to the singing and the drums. I think I would have enjoyed it more with some added instruments throughout not just at the start of the songs.

The same opening statement as my previous review (Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “The Scream”) applies equally here: there is influential, and then there is influential I might actually want to listen to. This is definitely the former. Most of this sounds like either bad movie music, or maybe something one might hear at an American Nazi Party rally. Scary thought: for a band like Ministry to claim this as an important influence, it means they actually listened to this multiple times. On purpose. Yikes!

I was expecting to hate this but kind of dug the experimentation will likely will never revisit it.

One of those strange albums with covers of famous songs that get you into their vibe.

Awful.

Very... interesting..! No clue why the last few tracks are on here, they're a pain to get through. Overall, not what I was expecting and enjoyed some bits

That was - maybe - the worst thing I ever listened to. Why didn't anyone during the entire production process ever think 'Wait, this is probably a bad idea'?

Oh man this is one of the hardest to rate yet. It’s both incredible and incredibly awful. I loved it and hated it. 🤔

I was very nervous for this one after seeing the words “German” and “industrial”. But it didn’t make my ears bleed like that other album with those descriptors. So an improvement.

industrial, militaristic

Didn't mind 4

Didn't expect to start my Thursday with fake dictator music. I wasn't sure with Leben Heisst Leben, but I got into the next few tracks. Geburt Einer Nation was so funny and the clear stand out, it got me invested in the whole concept Leben - Tod sounds like early Rammstein and not just because it's in German, it could fit in on Herzeleid or Sehnsucht. There's also a slight Runescape feeling to the synths, I enjoyed that I don't know how often I would come back and listen to this but I did enjoy it Highlights: Geburt Einer Nation

I thought this album was included for some special reason but no it's just ass. I don't care if it's some Slovenian avant-garde metal album. It's a lot of noise with Slavic yelling. Unfathomable that this made the list but no Rammstein album did.

Pretentious

The first half was OK 😐🍃. Then the second half made me genuinely question my sanity and my will to live 🌷🥀🤮. They gave subliminal messages to the author to add this onto the list 🤯😱. But because the first half was OK, Overall, I would give it a 2.3/5! 😐🌱🫡

4 stars - Really like the first song on the album.

Gear: ZMF Auteur Classic LTD Shedua Artwork: 🪓🧔🏻‍♂️👀 Production (2024 Remaster): 🏋️😧👏 Music: 🪖🎭😬 Rating: 🥨🥨🥨/5

Not my thing. The synth was the greatest and worst thing for Germany, and this is an example of the latter. Rating: 2/10 Favorite Song: Opus Dei

Not for me.

probably the best bratsworth I have ever had 4/5. Nein das poopen farten 2/5. Shut the fuck up little dumb fuck German boy you truly don't understand anything. Halt die Fresse, du Männerschänder! Now you are getting on my nerves. Because of this continuous revelation about myself I will give this album 4/5. Du bist verdammt dumm wie Scheiße. Es sind 2 von 5. FINE we will meet at the middle at 3/5. Immer noch dumm und immer noch viel zu hoch – aber ich schätze, ich lasse es durchgehen.

Pre Listen: Never heard of em! But I quite like the album art, goes hard, would have as a poster in my room. Notable Tracks: F.I.A.T. - Sounds like a track from a 90's boomer shooter or cyber-themed arcade shooter cabinet. I dig it, favorite song on the album. There's a sound like a creaking rocking chair in the background that's a bit goofy though. Trans-National - Very torn on this track between loving it and hating it. The sample works range from pretty cool to genuinely unhinged. The beat and guitar are solid, the vocals are solid. It sounds like something from Venture Bros. Left me feeling disoriented, leaning towards disliking it. Herze-Felde/Laibach (Skin) - My least favorite songs on the album. They're just too experimental, just kind of noise. The Revolution #9 of this album. Post Listen: First Non-English album I've reviewed on here, and the definitely the heaviest to date. I can feel the veins popping on the vocalist holy moly. I enjoyed the addition of non-traditional rock instruments, violins, brass, expanded percussion, etc. The experimental compositions with wild sampling were pretty cool too. The vocals are fun, the synth work is cool. The album feels very cinematic, or like it could be used in an early 2000's medieval RTS game involving demons, knights, and time travel. These songs go hard. Head nodding, steel gaze, clenched jaw kind of hard. That being said, it's not exactly my style, and I probably won't listen to this again. If I do it'll be with other people, so we can experience the madness together, and we'll probably be drunk off ale or mead. The second half of the album also becomes a bit too experimental. Despite that, they've got a very unique sound, and I enjoyed that a lot. I'll keep an eye out for the album cover to get as a poster, just so I can remember the experience of listening to this album. 3/5.

idk

Good albums probably don’t make people laugh at the second track while driving to work. I enjoyed this slightly more than Blonde on Blonde, so it had to be a 2. It was something new and it never felt same-y throughout the time I spent listening. The “do that song again” thing that Green Onions did is here, but it’s nowhere near as effective. Cool sound and a one-of-a-kind voice leading the album but it kind of peaked with the first track for me and I kept waiting for it to sound that good again. Album art’s cool as hell though.

it's kinda giving spooky castle video game music, with german vocals. F.I.A.T really feels like boss fight music, maybe its just because it's the 80s? idk.. It's really reminding me of Rammstein, but it's probably just the aggressive german tbh.. everything past Herz-Felde is a sloggggg. Krst raised my blood pressure.

Why..?

Algjör steik en furðulega skemmtilegt. Coverin mjög fyndin. Allt of löng plata samt var alveg kominn með nóg í lokin. LIFE IS LIFE.

Áhugavert að fá slóvenskt listarokk frá tímum Tító. Coverlögin mögnuð og coverið flott.

I dont know german

Helt knäppt! När jag började lyssna tänkte kag: vad är det här för skit? Meeeen... Musiken drog in mig. Det är ju galet och experimentellt men också bra?! Rammstein-sångaren verkar ha tagit inspiration från sångaren här men detta är bättre. Coolt och knäppt. Aldrig hört talas om bandet innan så det var kul att det dök upp här. Intressant och utmanade lyssning!

totally weird. i liked it

3 - decent

Cartoonishly over the top. Fun for 10 minutes but got old fast.

Álbum muy diferente, empezando por estar mayoritariamente en alemán, pero también por el concepto del mismo, crítica al sistema desde la sátira y otros elementos cómicos Los entendí? No. Los investigué un poco? Si. La primera mitad es ligeramente más aburrida que la segunda, porque en esa primera parte está según el enganche que es una versión en Alemán y otra en inglés del clásico de Opus "Live is Life", pero realmente la segunda es donde (a lo que entiendo) el grupo vuelve a sus esencias industriales y tiene sonidos únicos y cautivadores Destaco Jagerspiel pero otras en esa segunda mitad son destacables también Un viaje interesante, merece la pena escucharlo completo y reescucharlo en otro momento 3.5

Falls short of black metal

Entiendo que puedieron ser un quiebre para el momento, y que pueden existir cosas por detras, pero no me gusto. osea no se tampoco el contexto asique hay mucho que de seguro no puedo apreciar (o por ahi simplemente nunca me va a gustar)

This shit weird… I can’t understand the words, but… I kind of like it. Prefer this over the 20th generic British Electronica group. 3/5

If the third Reich had persisted beyond 1945 and somehow Queen had been formed, this is what they would have sounded like.

Strange, but kinda grows on you.

I have not heard this before. I’ve heard several of these tracks while exploring Laibach some time ago. I like a lot of industrial and goth and symphonic and generally weird music, but I do not like Laibach. I can appreciate how ridiculous they are and that they choose to make unique oddball music that is bad rather than boring bland normal music that is bad. I would appreciate if this album was less than an hour long, because I am determined to listen to each of these albums all the way though. If anything, sitting through this builds character.

I can't understand a single word but my god is it a vibe

This album was... something. Neat they are Slovenian, but industrial music isn't really for me. Poor mans Rammstein.

YAH YAH. NIEN NIEN.

Some of the songs were okay but I wasn't too into the style.

WEIRD

its industrial martial music in german and i seeing people describe it as "fascistic" and "nationalist". im lowkey scared of this, i'm assuming its satirical and not nazi music, but i wouldn't know cuz i don't speak german or slovenian. reading the history of this album is so interesting. its jus a bunch of martial rock covers of songs by some random austrian pop group. How do you even conceptualize this. maybe there's something deeply wrong with me but i kind of loved it. it has really good production and the concept is so interesting, I was very captivated by it. I never heard anything like it, nor did I ever want to but I like new experiences regardless. And for that reason I think this is worth checking out.

Reminds me of that great Houmous & Chutney album ‘The Last Tracks The Best’ the anticipation kills you! Of course the big joke was that there wasn’t a final track. 1.2 12/12 Krst (Baptism)

Oh wow. 1/5

Not my thing at all

I, I have no idea what I've just listened to. Some sort of Slovenian tribute to Queen...ok. It sounds a lot like an 80's version Rammstein or Rammstein sound like these guys. The highlight of the album was my kids faces when they heard what I listening to. I think the album is a oncer. I enjoyed it but probably won't come back to it, the nice thing is that I don't regret listening to it.

I could absolutely fuck to this.

мешап с речами моих любимых деятелей не мог не впечатлить

CREEPY RAMMSTEIN

I can honestly say that I have never listened to an album like this. I honestly gotta give them a 4/5 for the freshness. Really interesting mix of industrial music with military themes and guttural vocals.

I can respect it for establishing things that would later be improved on by others, but just on its own it is too vague and out there without really coming together as a whole.

Oh ABSOLUTELY not

2.0

Skimmed through

Not one I'll go back to in a hurry but I enjoyed it

I am a fan of industrial rock and metal. Particularly because I enjoy the tongue in cheek theatrics of the vocals and grandiosity of the arrangement of the tracks. But this album came with an additional thing for me to enjoy a German language cover of the Queen song "One Vision". I thoroughly enjoyed this album, although I know that it won't be for everyone. As not everyone is as keen on being menaced by a gravel voiced stern Slovenian as I am.

At the first 2-3 songs I was like "Oh wow this is neat! Something unique. Seems like the entire point of exploring 1001 albums." By the end I was so glad it was over.

For the people. Against the people. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A bit much.

Day 978, and finally an album of Slavic military marching music, vocals by one of the lesser muppets and speeches from Churchill. Where have you been all my life? I don't know if it's necessarily the job of music to make you laugh quite this much quite this often, but we are where we are. Obviously in parts it's simply too much, but lovely stuff altogether.

3.0/10 Did not like this at all...

you know what, hell yeah!

I've seen Laibach perform live, and I was still surprised by this in places. Beats similar to early NIN, orchestral stabs straight from early Pet Shop Boys. Vocals that would sit alongside death metal, doing Queen covers in german. It's a strangely thrilling mix. I can't say i'd choose to listen every day, and some of the satirical elemnt is so dry as to almost pass you by - but i'd take this over another nondescript 70s rock album any day. A very strong 3.

???

This unfortunately rules everyone. It definitely does overstay its welcome, but it manages to sound both incredibly dated and ahead of its time.

at least it was interesting!

I don't know what the lyrics are about but I won't be surprised if they invented some new form of fascism

Really surprised to see you only rated this a 3

My German isn't good enough for this

Mediocre at best 2 stars

interesting style and unique genre but not my cup of tea

I’m demonstrating some serious motivation and will to not give up on this by giving some of these albums my time. I’m listening to this album on my work lunch break and all I’m saying is at least my day is not completely boring. I will never listen to this again but I found some enjoyment and appreciation in it & now I want to watch a German movie with this album as the soundtrack