Endtime Signals

2024 studio album by Dark Tranquillity
Endtime Signals
Studio album by
Dark Tranquillity
Released16 August 2024
Recorded2023–2024
Studio
  • Rogue Music
  • Fascination Street Studios
  • Nacksving Studios
GenreMelodic death metal
Length50:24
LabelCentury Media
ProducerMartin Brändström
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Moment
(2020) 		Endtime Signals
(2024)
Singles from Endtime Signals
  1. "The Last Imagination"
    Released: 8 March 2024[1]
  2. "Unforgivable"
    Released: 2 May 2024[2]
  3. "Not Nothing"
    Released: 21 June 2024[3]

Endtime Signals is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on 16 August 2024 by Century Media Records. The album is the band's first to feature bassist Christian Jansson and drummer Joakim Strandberg Nilsson, who replaced longtime members Anders Iwers and Anders Jivarp after the latter two left the band in August 2021.[4][5] The album also marks the band's return to recording as a five-piece after the previous album, Moment, was recorded as a six-piece.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mikael Stanne; all music is composed by Johan Reinholdz and Martin Brändström, except where noted.

Standard edition track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Shivers and Voids"Reinholdz3:48
2."Unforgivable"Reinholdz3:44
3."Neuronal Fire" 4:32
4."Not Nothing" 4:53
5."Drowned Out Voices" 3:54
6."One of Us Is Gone"Fredrik Johansson, Brändström4:37
7."The Last Imagination" 3:46
8."Enforced Perspective" 3:20
9."Our Disconnect" 5:19
10."Wayward Eyes" 3:29
11."A Bleaker Sun"Reinholdz4:23
12."False Reflection"Niklas Sundin, Brändström, Reinholdz4:42
Deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Zero Sum"3:47
14."In Failure"4:28

Personnel

Dark Tranquillity

  • Mikael Stanne – vocals
  • Johan Reinholdz – guitars
  • Christian Jansson – bass
  • Martin Brändström – keyboards, production
  • Joakim Strandberg Nilsson – drums

Guest musicians

  • Johannes Bergion – cello (track 6)
  • Sofia Högstadius – violin, viola (track 6)

Additional personnel

  • Alexander Backlund – recording (drums)
  • Anders Lagerfors – production (assistant)
  • Jonatan Thomasson – production (assistant)
  • Johan Martin – mixing (assistant)
  • Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
  • Tony Lindgren – mastering (vinyl)
  • Niklas Sundin – artwork, layout
  • Krichan Wihlborg – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Endtime Signals
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 188
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 122
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 15
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 105
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 47
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[13] 48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 5
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[16] 67
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[17] 8

References

  1. ^ Scythe, Mandy (8 March 2024). "Dark Tranquility Announce New Album, Drop Single "The Last Imagination"". MetalSucks. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Keenan, Hesher (2 May 2024). "Dark Tranquillity Dropped a New Single Titled "Unforgivable"". MetalSucks.
  3. ^ Keenan, Hesher (21 June 2024). "Dark Tranquillity Gets Philosophical with Latest Single "Not Nothing"". MetalSucks. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Dark Tranquillity Announces New Album 'Endtime Signals'". Blabbermouth.net. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Ex-Dark Tranquillity Bassist Anders Iwers Denies He Was Fired, Says He 'Was Done' with the Band". Blabbermouth.net. 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Dark Tranquillity: Endtime Signals" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Top Albums (Week 34, 2024)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-08-26/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 21, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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