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 ...

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...

Published: April 8, 2014

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...

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...

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...

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...

Published: February 2, 2013

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Published: October 5, 2013

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...

Published: September 22, 2013

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 ...

Published: September 18, 2013

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...

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...

Published: September 3, 2013

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 ...

Published: July 30, 2013

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...

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.

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Published: August 2, 2013

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...

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...