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.
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| Released | 16 August 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
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| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 50:24 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Martin Brändström | |||
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| Singles from Endtime Signals | ||||
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Mikael Stanne
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Shivers and Voids" | Reinholdz | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Unforgivable" | Reinholdz | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Neuronal Fire" | Reinholdz, Brändström | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Not Nothing" | Reinholdz, Brändström | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Drowned Out Voices" | Reinholdz, Brändström | 3:54 |
| 6. | "One of Us Is Gone" | Fredrik Johansson, Brändström | 4:37 |
| 7. | "The Last Imagination" | Reinholdz, Brändström | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Enforced Perspective" | Reinholdz, Brändström | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Our Disconnect" | Brändström, Reinholdz | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Wayward Eyes" | Brändström, Reinholdz | 3:29 |
| 11. | "A Bleaker Sun" | Reinholdz | 4:23 |
| 12. | "False Reflection" | Niklas Sundin, Brändström, Reinholdz | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 13. | "Zero Sum" | Reinholdz, Brändström | |
| 14. | "In Failure" | Reinholdz, Brändström |
Personnel
editDark Tranquillity
edit- Mikael Stanne – vocals
- Johan Reinholdz – guitars
- Christian Jansson – bass
- Martin Brändström – keyboards, production
- Joakim Strandberg Nilsson – drums
Guest musicians
edit- Johannes Bergion – cello (track 6)
- Sofia Högstadius – violin (track 6), viola (track 6)
Additional personnel
edit- 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
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 15 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 47 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] | 48 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[10] | 67 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ Scythe, Mandy (8 March 2024). "Dark Tranquility Announce New Album, Drop Single "The Last Imagination"". MetalSucks. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Keenan, Hesher (2 May 2024). "Dark Tranquillity Dropped a New Single Titled "Unforgivable"". MetalSucks.
- ^ Keenan, Hesher (21 June 2024). "Dark Tranquillity Gets Philosophical with Latest Single "Not Nothing"". MetalSucks. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Dark Tranquillity Announces New Album 'Endtime Signals'". Blabbermouth.net. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Dark Tranquillity Bassist Anders Iwers Denies He Was Fired, Says He 'Was Done' with the Band". Blabbermouth.net. 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Dark Tranquillity: Endtime Signals" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-08-26/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 21, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 August 2024.