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Review from Heathen Harvest Periodical

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Heathen Harvest Periodical
Published: July 1, 2014

Sometimes, when I go hunting for new and intriguing releases, I come across band names that just stick to my mind instantly. Understandably, Galaktik Cancer Squad is one of those names. Despite the obvious implications brought about by having the word squad present in your project title, GCS is, in fact, a one-man black metal act, helmed by the anonymous Argwohn, that hails from Hamburg, Germany. The music is focused heavily ...

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Review from Metal Revolution Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Metal Revolution Webzine
Published: May 6, 2014

Galaktik Cancer Squad is rhythmic post- and progressive black metal project, founded in 2011. It is actually an ambitious and passionate one-man band/project from Hamburg (Germany), and Hypnotic Dirge Records has just released his fourth album Ghost Light, quite impressive?!

There’s no doubt that we are dealing here with highly talented musician, Arwohn, who’s creating some experimental, mature and professional songs. Ghost L...

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Review from Sadik Underground Review

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 10, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Sadik Underground Review
Published: April 8, 2014
*Google translation of Italian review

If there is an album that surprised me in 2013, that is certainly " Ghost Light "of Galaktik Cancer Squad , a one-man German band who reappears on the scene after 3 albums digitally with the fourth effort.  As mentioned earlier, the whole project is in the hands of one man: Argwohn. The type of music proposal is very ambitious: it is Melodic Black Metal with strong influences from post-rock...

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Review from Forgotten Path Magazine; Issue 6

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Forgotten Path Magazine; Issue 6
Published: November 2014

This one-man project from Germany, which was established just in 2011, has already released their fourth full-length album last year. It is important to mention that the one and only band member Argwohn from Hamburg plays in another four projects, whose genres vary from DSBM/Shoegaze to Pagan/Folk Metal, thus it would be foolish to doubt the abilities of this musician.

In internet resources Galaktik Cancer Squad is l...

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Review from Volumes of Sin Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, March 8, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Volumes of Sin Webzine
Published: March 6, 2014

Solo member of Galaktik Cancer Squad, Argwohn, has been releasing his dark arias since 2009; having been involved in numerous projects and a couple of solo endeavors such as the current band that stands at the chopping block today. His previous three full-length albums through Galaktik Cancer Squad have had digital only releases, up until the time that they were scooped up by Hypnotic Dirge Records and given a re-release; this m...

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Review from Chronicles of Chaos Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 3, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Chronicles of Chaos Webzine
Published: March 2, 2014

Black metal has gone through many changes in its relatively short existence, and these days it seeks incessantly new turf for its artistic aspirations, and like all forms of metal, it is restless, curious, bold and relentlessly expeditionary; almost no aural stone was left unturned in black metal's (and its latest addition as post-black metal) constant quest for new sounds, new inspirational substances and odd (or pedestria...

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Review from Scholomance Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, In : Album Reviews 
From: Scholomance Webzine
Published: February 2, 2013
*Google translation of French review

Galaktik Cancer Squad is a One-Man Band Black Metal Progressive, from Hamburg in Germany. It is the musician Argwohn (Durothar, Garleben, Grauzeit, Morphinist, former Metakognition) which deals with instrumentation and vocals. It has to its credit since its inception in 2011, four albums, two splits, an EP and a compilation. A rather productive musician, therefore we reserve its latest album, ...

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Review from Nocturnal Cult Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, December 29, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Nocturnal Cult Webzine
Published: December 21, 2013 

Galaktik Cancer Squad is rhythmic post-black metal emanations from the Tuetonic heartland.  After a midtempo Katatonia-esque segment a haunting melodic passage surges from the darkness and carries into a melodic lead on the album's opener, Ethanol Nebula.  The riffs drop into a more throbbing texture before erupting into melodic Nordic black metal blasts once again.  Fragile, clean guitar sets a sorrowful mood before thicke...

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Review from Pure Nothing Worship Magazine; Issue 2

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 19, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Pure Nothing Worship Magazine; Issue 2
Published: February 2014

Young, one-man project from Germany, Galaktik Cancer Squad, although existing from 2011, delivers their fourth full length already. “Ghost Light” delivers a 50 minute opus of slightly progressive, post-black metal. A dense, energetic album, flowing with different elements but mostly centered around fast paced post-black metal with a unique approach and interesting song composition. At different moments, as...

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Review from Teeth of the Divine Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Teeth of the Divine Webzine
Published: October 15, 2013

The second best  release from Hypnotic Dirge’s recent offerings, you’d expect this to be a German crazy, industrial, off kilter black metal release based on that moniker and such. However, the band while in fact German, and is somewhat ambitious, they share more with the progressive, avant garde black metal movement of the mid 90′s, especially the likes of Fleurety.

Consisting of one man: Argwohn, Ghost Light is a p...

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Review from Ave Noctum Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, October 10, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Ave Noctum Webzine
Published: October 10, 2013

One man Teutonic black metal outfit Galaktic Cancer Squad may have a moniker that sounds like a bad Manga book but there is no whiff of Power Rangers about this opus.

Multi instrumentalist Argwohn first started the project in 2011 and this is already his fourth full length release . Quite some achievement , even in the world of Black Metal . Luckily this slab of black prog does not feel rushed out. You may, however need to rush ou...

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Review from Metal Wave Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 7, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Metal Wave Webzine
Published: October 5, 2013
*Google translation of Italian review

Theoretically, to ensure that the fourth album (and eighth record release) of the German Cancer Squad Galaktik I did suck all the conditions were: cover insignificant, musical genre is not one of my favorites (post black metal), vaunted progressive influences and other small details, including the name of the band frankly stupid and difficult to remember. 

Well, luckily for GCS, this "Ghost Ligh...

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Review from The Pit of the Damned Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, September 23, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: The Pit of the Damned Webzine
Published: September 22, 2013
*Google translation of Italian review

Hypnotic Dirge Records is a river that continues his work of recruitment of semi- unknown band of talent to make them known to a wider audience. This is the case of the Teutonic Galaktik Cancer Squad, one man band who genuinely did not know it was already come to their fourth release and I just found out from Canadian label . The German act is devoted to a feral black colors from ...

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Review from Miasma Magazine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, September 19, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Miasma Magazine
Published: September 18, 2013
*Google translation of Finnish review

A little originality named Galaktik Cancer Squad is a German one-man black metal project that churn out now in its third full-length release in 2011, after the publication of his debut. The traditional black metal can not be shared, as in outer space theme lyrics and makes a clear break with the typical canon. In fact, the artist, Argwohn called, describes the music band camp site a combination...

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Review from Lunar Hypnosis Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 6, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Lunar Hypnosis Webzine
Published: September 3, 2013

Contrary to what I wrote in my Obsidian Tongue review regarding one-man black metal bands and how they generally don't work, Galaktik Cancer Squad from Hamburg, Germany is the solo effort of one, Argwohn, whom formed the band back in '11 and honestly makes it work. As it often goes for solo projects he's been rather prolific, releasing three full-lengths, as well a few splits and an EP. He's even had time to mastermind anoth...

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Review from Necromance Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 6, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Necromance Webzine
Published: September 3, 2013
*Google translation of Spanish review

The fourth album of Argwohn's career, the musician who is behind this project that is named Galaktik Cancer Squad . Edited by Hypnotic Dirge Records Seal, We have a work of 51 minutes in which mainly and quite accomplished, mix the essence of black metal sound and oil cooler with the twisted passages of progressive metal music, this explosive mix of styles gives us Outcome 5 topics where the ...

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Review from ZWareMetalen Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: ZWareMetalen
Published: July 30, 2013
*Google translation of Dutch review

The German Argwohn been building for several years on the road with his own hateful solo project. At first I thought for a moment that this was a fundraiser for charity again, but when I found out I had misunderstood what the name. Three years is the working man and he is on his fourth album, which therefore makes it a decent drive is writing. However, you Galaktic Cancer Squad nowhere simplistic or easy...

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Review from Undergrounded.de

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 23, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Undergrounded.de
Published: August 20, 2013
Original Link
*Google translation of German review

Suspicious (sorry for the small pun) I treated myself to the not so short in the post-Space Trip BM genre and dragged me the new album "Ghost Light" by Galactic Cancer Squad. Again, we have to do it again with a solo project, an ambitious musician. The one with the fine-sounding pseudonym "suspicion" equipped musicians donated alongside bass, drums, and guitar also called the song on disc.

Accordin...

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Review from Alarm 666 Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 2, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Alarm 666 Webzine
Published: August 2, 2013
*Google translation of Danish review

With a name like Galaktik Cancer Squad and a slightly unusual case that may indicate anything, it was with a certain amount of skepticism, but also a certain amount of curiosity, I put the album "Ghost Light" in the player. The one-man band, which is from Germany, has only existed since 2011, but has already released a great deal. Among other things, three fuldlængdes before this one, an EP and a...

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Review from Lords of Metal; Edition 138

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, August 2, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Lords of Metal; Edition 138
Published: August 1, 2013

The first thing that pops into my mind upon seeing the band name is Jesus H. Tap dancing Christ, what a totally pathetic band name. If that is even a small indication of what the music will be like I am afraid, very afraid. Luckily the band name does not cover the music on display. What we get served is quite original black metal, which is very slightly experimental and can from time to time be slightly labelled as post bl...

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Review from Music Swept Away the Colours

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Music Swept Away the Colours
Published: July 31, 2013
*Google translation of Spanish review

After taking a couple of the weaker titles, HDR seal smiles back us with your last reference, a one-man-band German black metal and progressive cosmic. Galaktik Cancer Squad , is a relatively new project consists of a single integral under the pseudonym Argwohn, also a member of the German band blackgaze Grauzeit urban. Argwohn is an incredibly prolific artist, has released 4 LP's from ...

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Review from Post Christ Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 26, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Post Christ Webzine
Published: July 25, 2013
*Google translation of French Review

One-man-band as German officiating in a different style in GARLEBEN , GALAKTIK CANCER SQUAD was born in 2011 and two years later already displayed counter 4 albums, an ep and two splits. Suffice to say that the guy (Mr. Schwarz for short) is not idle, but it is rarely a sign of quality when the workload is the tip of his nose. I'm not going to say that GALAKTIK CANCER SQUAD is an exception, until...

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Review from Sic Maggot Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 26, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Sic Maggot Webzine
Published: June 24, 2013
*Google translation of Czech Review

Whatever may be the German black metal scene sometimes very questionable, also has a supply of high quality clubs that the overall level of uplift and most can also be the nejzářivějšímu what black metal genre can offer. Proof of this is a one-man project called Galaktik Cancer Squad , which holds firmly in the hands of man with the pseudonym Argwohn . Making this musician is not entirely unkn...

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Review from The Black Tome

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: The Black Tome; Issue #1
Published: August 2013

Before Hypnotic Dirge requested that I review this, I had never heard of the Galaktik Cancer Squad, which upon listening a few times, was quite the surprise.  GCS hails from Hamburg, Germany, and plays a very progressive style of black metal. With Ghost Light being the fourth full-length tucked under the belt, two splits, a compilation and an EP, it's pretty hard to understand why this one-man onslaught is relatively unknown to the masses. 

T...

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Review from Metal.tm

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, July 19, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Metal.tm
Published: July 12, 2013
Original Link
*Google translation of German review

In the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Garleben, Grey Time and morphine are certainly made ​​a name in the local metal fans. This black metal bands have one thing in common with Galactik Cancer Squad, namely Mastermind suspicion. With "Ghost Light" this now brings his fourth album under the banner of Team Galactik Cancer Squad out, but for the first time this album is also available as a physical medium. The...

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Review from Metal Temple

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 18, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Metal Temple
Published: July 15, 2013

GALAKTIK CANCER SQUAD (GCS) has been in being since 2011 as a Progressive and Black Metal experiment. Who are “they?” - One multi-talented German artist, Argwohn. Hypnotic Dirge has recently released GCS’s fourth full-length album. Very impressive for a one-man band! “Ghost Light” is the first physical and digital release. Should you listen and like, please take notice. His label has only produced 500, so if you want a copy for ...

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Review from Alternativ Musik Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, July 18, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Alternativ Musik Webzine
Published: July 12, 2013
*Google translation of German review

Galactik Squad Cancer's Ghost Light is a kind of first: Even though it is the fourth album by now, it is the first that actually appears physically and not just digitally. Who wants to get an impression of the older material is on the label side referenced on can be quite a download of old material, which seems quite worthwhile to listening to this album, but just as well to get a first impr...

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Review from Legacy Magazine; Issue #85

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Legacy Magazine; Issue #85
Published: June 2013
Magazine Website
*Google translation of German review

Bring a single person within less than two years, three albums and a compilation of two splits, an EP and two new songs out, one might almost call it kinky diligence, and it imposes itself on the suspicion that the quality suffers. That does not have to be so suspicious, his character shows itself in the case of the hamburger mastermind behind Galaktik Cancer Squad, which is incidentally st...

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Review from Cosmos Gaming

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, June 20, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Cosmos Gaming
Published: June 18, 2013
Original Link

Some albums take time to sink in, but there are others that you know right from the beginning are going to blow you away. Galaktik Cancer Squad’s Ghost Light had this effect on me, as the German one-man project has an incredible mix of death metal, black metal, post rock, and even some prog that work together to create absolutely stunning soundscapes. This was initially an instrumental only project but over time has changed to include ...

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Review from Don't Count on it Reviews

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 14, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Don't count on it Reviews
Published: June 13, 2013
Original Link

I can recall first hearing Galaktik Cancer Squad. I just remember stumbling across some random user's page on Last.fm (great site even if there are a lot of trolls and they won't let me post links there anymore) and finding a link to an album by a project called Galaktik Cancer Squad. I downloaded that link and since then, the project has released three full-lengths (including this one). 

In the past, specifically when I heard...

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Review from Destructive Music

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 14, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Destructive Music
Published: June 11, 2013
Original Link

I’d never heard of the band Galaktik Cancer Squad before Hypnotic Dirge sent their new album “Ghost Light” through to me but what i can tell you about these German progressive black metallers is that they is actually a he, a one man project of Argwohn and despite only being in existence for two years is now on to his fourth album, now that is a relentless rate of releases! My concern at such a rapid rate of release would the is...

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Review from Lachryma Christi Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Lachryma Christi Webzine
Published: June 3, 2013
Original Link

Galaktik Cancer Squad is a one man band project from Germany, who will be releasing a new album called Ghost Light on the 21st of June through Hypnotic Dirge Records. 
In three words: Very very good. It's a very inspiring Progressive Black Metal album. Really really good elaborated, very powerful. When you think a song can't bring you more goodness, it does. And then even more. Honestly, great musician, great principles, great m...

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Review from Desolation Infinite Blogpost

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 3, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Desolation Infinite Blogspot
Published: June 1, 2013
Original Link

It all started with a Grauzeit post on facebook that brought me to this wondrous band of talents.  Also known for his work on Grauzeit and now Morphinist, Argwohn, the mastermind behind Galaktik Cancer Squad unveils his latest creation, Ghost Light. Really, it seems to good to be true but this is a one man band. Argwohn executes his compositions to a higher degree of level in all his music and Ghost Light is no different. A...

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Review from Infernal Masquerade Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, In : Album Reviews 
From: Infernal Masquerade Webzine
Published: May 27, 2013
Original Link

With four full-length releases in less than 3 years, today we have one man project Galaktik Cancer Squad and ‘their’ latest opus: “Ghost Light”. Pushing the boundaries of Black Metal with their visionary music, “Ghost Light” keeps things rolling for the band with five devastating tracks of crushing Black Metal with amazing Progressive elements and melodic influences. With over 50 minutes of music, this release ha...

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 GALAKTIK CANCER SQUAD - GHOST LIGHT

 Released: June 21, 2013
500 Copies
Progressive Post-Black Metal


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