VORN release debut album ‘Beyond the Sentinel’ on Scanner
VORN, the futurepop project of A Spell Inside’s Michael Roeder and poet Nicko Smith, release debut album “Beyond the Sentinel” in June 2026 via Scanner.
VORN release their debut album “Beyond the Sentinel” in June 2026 through Scanner, the Dark Dimensions label group, on CD and across digital and streaming platforms. This is the futurepop project of Michael Roeder, the vocalist of A Spell Inside and the former wave act Behind the Scenes, together with the Finnish poet Nicko Smith. The album follows the singles “Under the Gothic Moon” and “Faithless.”
“Beyond the Sentinel” collects ten original tracks alongside additional remixes, for a total of fourteen songs. The album brings futurepop built on electronic beats, synth lines and cinematic arrangements.
The full tracklist is:
- The Grey
- Under the Gothic Moon (Album Version)
- Prophecy
- Against the Wind
- Gegen alle Zeiten
- A New Dawn
- Charon
- Ghost of Time
- Static
- Faithless
- Faithless (Extended Club Mix)
- Faithless (Speechless Mix)
- Under the Gothic Moon
- Guardian Angel
The first single, “Under the Gothic Moon,” was released on 6 March 2026 through Scanner and was issued with an official video.
The follow-up single “Faithless” also appeared with a video ahead of the album.
About VORN
VORN is the futurepop project of Michael Roeder, the vocalist and main writer of the German act A Spell Inside and of the earlier wave project Behind the Scenes. Roeder formed VORN with Nicko Smith, a poet from Finland. A Spell Inside has recorded for Scanner across its catalogue and returned in 2025 with the album A Spell Inside “Last”, six years after its previous record; Roeder also discussed the band’s independent approach in a Click Interview with A Spell Inside.
VORN introduced the project with the single “Under the Gothic Moon” on 6 March 2026, followed by “Faithless.” With “Beyond the Sentinel,” released in June 2026 through Scanner, VORN issue their first full-length album.
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