Endtime Signals
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Endtime Signals
| type = studio
| artist = Dark Tranquillity
| cover = Dark Tranquillity - Endtime Signals.png
| alt =
| released = 16 August 2024
| recorded = 2023–2024
| studio = {{hlist|Rogue Music|Fascination Street Studios|Nacksving Studios}}
| genre = Melodic death metal
| length = 50:24
| label = Century Media
| producer = Martin Brändström
| prev_title = Moment
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = Endtime Signals
| type = studio
| single1 = The Last Imagination
| single2 = Unforgivable
| single3 = Not Nothing
}}
}}
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.{{cite web |title=Dark Tranquillity Announces New Album 'Endtime Signals' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dark-tranquillity-announces-new-album-endtime-signals |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=10 July 2024 |language=en |date=7 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=Ex-Dark Tranquillity Bassist Anders Iwers Denies He Was Fired, Says He 'Was Done' with the Band |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-dark-tranquillity-bassist-anders-iwers-denies-he-was-fired-says-he-was-done-with-the-band |website=Blabbermouth.net |language=en |date=22 September 2021}} The album features two songs co-written by two former band-members, one by the late Fredrik Johansson and the other by Niklas Sundin. 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
{{track listing
| headline = Standard edition track listing
| all_lyrics = Mikael Stanne
| all_music = Johan Reinholdz and Martin Brändström, except where noted
| title1 = Shivers and Voids
| music1 = Reinholdz
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Unforgivable
| music2 = Reinholdz
| length2 = 3:44
| title3 = Neuronal Fire
| length3 = 4:32
| title4 = Not Nothing
| length4 = 4:53
| title5 = Drowned Out Voices
| length5 = 3:54
| title6 = One of Us Is Gone
| length6 = 4:37
| title7 = The Last Imagination
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Enforced Perspective
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = Our Disconnect
| length9 = 5:19
| title10 = Wayward Eyes
| length10 = 3:29
| title11 = A Bleaker Sun
| music11 = Reinholdz
| length11 = 4:23
| title12 = False Reflection
| music12 = Niklas Sundin, Brändström, Reinholdz
| length12 = 4:42
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Deluxe bonus tracks
|title13 = Zero Sum
|length13 = 3:47
|title14 = In Failure
|length14 = 4:28
}}
Personnel
=Dark Tranquillity=
- Mikael Stanne – vocals
- Johan Reinholdz – guitar
- Christian Jansson – bass
- Martin Brändström – electronics, 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
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for Endtime Signals ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|7|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=28 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|188|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=25 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|122|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=25 August 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Croatian International Albums (HDU){{cite web |url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-39-tjedan-2024/|title=Lista prodaje 39. tjedan 2024.|date=September 16, 2024|publisher=HDU |language=hr|access-date=October 2, 2024|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002095302/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-39-tjedan-2024/|url-status=live}}
| 25 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Finland|15|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|France|105|M|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=34?&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 34, 2024)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=26 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|6|id=538796|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=23 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Oricon|47|date=2024-08-26/p/5|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2024&month=08&day=26|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 21, 2024|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=21 August 2024}}
| 48 |
| scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2024&dspp=34|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 34|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=27 August 2024}}
| 13 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Dark Tranquillity|album=Endtime Signals|rowheader=true|access-date=25 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKDigital|67|date=20240823|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|8|date=20240823|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2024}} |