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Laibach was formed on June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, a mining-industry town, taking the name used during the World War II occupation of Yugoslavia for the city of Ljubljana.

At the time, the group collaborated with art groups Irwin ( painting ) and Crveni Pilot ( theatre ).

Since its formation, the group had been preparing their first multimedia project " Rdeči revirji " (" Red District "), aiming to provoke the current political structures in Trbovje.

The performance was banned before its opening due to its " improper and irresponsible " usage of Malevich's black crosses as symbols on the posters, causing a lot of negative reaction in the media and public.

The group's visual style at this earliest stage focused mainly on mining iconography, but in time, they included other symbols as well: Triglav, deer horns and the Malevich's black cross rounded with a gear.