Dejan Knez (born 18 May 1961 in

Trbovlje Trbovlje (; german: Trifail''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is Slovenia's tenth-largest town, and the seat of the Municipality o ...

) is a Slovenian artist, musician, painter and founder and former member of the group

Laibach Laibach () is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with the industrial, martial, and neo-classical genres. Formed in the mining town of Trbovlje (at the time in Yugoslavia) in 1980, Laibach represents the musical wing of the Neue Slo ...

. He is the son of the Slovenian painter Janez Knez. In 1978, he formed the band Salte Morale, which would later evolve into

in 1980. Soon after, Knez formed the side project 300.000 V.K. Today, Knez is working under the pseudonyms Baron Carl von Reichenbach and Der Sturm. He is also a painter, and during the promotion of the 300.000 V.K. "Titan" CD, he exhibited his paintings. Currently, he is preparing the new 300.000 V.K. album titled ''Dark Side of Europe''.

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1961 births Living people Slovenian musicians Slovenian painters Slovenian male painters People from Trbovlje {{Slovenia-artist-stub