Melodic death metal phenoms DARK TRANQUILLITY herald uncertain times on their new album, Endtime Signals. The Swedish outfit made their mark indelible with The Gallery (1995), Damage Done (2002), Fiction (2007) and the Grammy-winning Moment (2020) but are now venturing into the skyline beyond. By harnessing the chaos/despair of our day and embracing family—former members Fredrik Johansson (R.I.P. 2022) and Niklas Sundin contributed to two songs—DARK TRANQUILLITY break through apathy, fragility and wickedness on Endtime Signals. Mikael Stanne (vocals), Martin Brändström (keyboards), Johan Reinholdz (guitars), Joakim Strandberg Nilsson (drums) and Christian Jansson (bass) empower our passions, light our darkness and blaze us away from annihilation throughout the album’s 12-song sweep, but it’s singles „The Last Imagination“, „Unforgivable“ and „Not Nothing“ where they focus wholeheartedly on the journey. „It’s an inspiration to have new musicians [Joakim and Christian] in DARK TRANQUILLITY,“ says Brändström, spotlighting recent lineup changes. „There’s new flavors with new musicians. Joakim is a very technical drummer. He opened up new avenues of composing music. With that energy, we thought it would be cool to revisit faster songs. Christian, who is from Pagandom, understood who the band are and already knew what we’ve done—I think he’s been in our orbit since day one. They’re both highly motivated. So, figuring out the album we wanted to make wasn’t a stretch for them. Musically, it’s melancholy neighboring rage. The world is futile, and our music gives us (the band and our fans) the power to do something about it. We’re standing strong, confronting things head-on“. Endtime Signals is tried and true DARK TRANQUILLITY. It has white-hot aggression („Unforgiveable“), ballads („One of Us Is Gone“), balance („The Last Imagination“), moody movie-like scores („Our Disconnect“) and ominous proclamations („A Bleaker Sun“). Yet, this time, it all feels different. The Gothenburgers are, in a way, starting anew. The lineup has changed—both Strandberg Nilsson and Jansson are new to the fold—and so too has life and everything it’s thrown at the band. The storm clouds have profoundly affected the Swedes. With Reinholdz helming the songwriting with Brändström, the story that began with We Are the Void (2010) has ended.