{"id":40779,"date":"2026-04-13T07:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/lone-assembly-knots-chains\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:15:20","slug":"lone-assembly-knots-chains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/lone-assembly-knots-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"LONE ASSEMBLY &#8211; &#8220;Knots &amp; Chains&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-Assembly-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-Assembly-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-Assembly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-Assembly-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-Assembly-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lone-Assembly.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Intense debut<br\/><\/strong> LONE <strong>ASSEMBLY<br\/>&#8220;Knots &amp; Chains<\/strong>&#8220;<br\/>Album (Irascible Records)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Knots &amp; Chains&#8221; by <\/strong>Lone Assembly is an intense debut between darkness and awakening. Driven by themes such as control, inner turmoil and external constraints, the album unfolds a dense, emotional pull. Between wave, synth-pop and goth aesthetics, hymns are created that allow light to shine through time and again despite their heaviness. The balance between oppressive narrowness and liberating expanse is particularly convincing. Bressler&#8217;s voice leads through the songs with haunting depth and lends them a tangible urgency. A strong, atmospherically dense album with a lasting effect &#8211; intense and honest.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Katrin Hemmerling<\/p>\n\n<p>In our next issue, we talk to Lone Assembly.<\/p>\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Knots &amp; Chains&#8221; on Spotify:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/album\/4pU4iCDJArAmiwZittcWHA?si=F8tFUUMPTA-im1nkuDiGGw\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Knots &amp; Chains\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4pU4iCDJArAmiwZittcWHA?si=F8tFUUMPTA-im1nkuDiGGw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38308\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-636x636.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Choose your favorite CD as a subscription bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-28206b41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription premium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intense debut LONE ASSEMBLY&#8220;Knots &amp; Chains&#8220;Album (Irascible Records) &#8220;Knots &amp; Chains&#8221; by Lone Assembly is an intense debut between darkness and awakening. 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