Character (Dark Tranquillity album)

Character is the seventh studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity. The album was first released on January 24, 2005 through Century Media Records. The corresponding single, "Lost to Apathy" was previously featured on the Lost to Apathy EP, their first EP released in nearly ten years. This album is heavier than the band's previous album, with more aggressive and faster songs. Like the band's previous album, there are no clean vocals. The enhanced CD and digipak editions of the album include the video clip for the single "Lost to Apathy". A music video was also made for "The New Build". The album was also released as an LP with different cover art.

Character
normal CD cover
Studio album by Dark Tranquillity
Released	24 January 2005 (Europe)
Recorded	February/March 2004 at Studio Fredman, The Room and Rogue Music
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	48:35
Language	English
Label	Century Media
Producer	Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Lost to Apathy (2004) Character (2005) Fiction (2007)
Singles from Character
"Lost to Apathy" Released: 15 November 2004 (EP)
Digipak edition
Digipak edition cover
LP edition
LP edition cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The New Build"	Henriksson Jivarp Nicklasson	4:08
2.	"Through Smudged Lenses"	Henriksson Sundin	4:14
3.	"Out of Nothing"	Henriksson Jivarp Nicklasson	3:54
4.	"The Endless Feed"	Brändström Jivarp	4:46
5.	"Lost to Apathy"	Henriksson	4:38
6.	"Mind Matters"	Henriksson Jivarp Sundin	3:32
7.	"One Thought"	Henriksson Jivarp	4:09
8.	"Dry Run"	Jivarp Nicklasson Sundin	4:09
9.	"Am I 1?"	Brändström Henriksson Jivarp Sundin	4:31
10.	"Senses Tied"	Henriksson	4:05
11.	"My Negation"	Henriksson Jivarp Nicklasson	6:29

Japanese version

The Japanese version of the album contains two bonus tracks previously released on the Lost to Apathy EP:

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Derivation TNB"	3:25
13.	"The Endless Feed" (Chaos Seed Remix)	3:56

Digipak edition

There is a second CD included with the digipak. It includes the following tracks:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost to Apathy" (video clip)	4:01
2.	"Damage Done" (live in Korea)	3:41
3.	"The Wonders at Your Feet" (live in Korea)	3:05
4.	"Final Resistance" (live in Korea)	3:11
5.	"The Treason Wall" (live in Korea)	3:43

• Track 1 is the music video version of the song. Tracks 2–5 were recorded live at the Busan Rock Festival in 2004 in Korea.

Credits

Musicians

• Mikael Stanne − vocals, lyrics
• Martin Henriksson − guitars
• Niklas Sundin − guitars
• Michael Nicklasson − bass guitar
• Anders Jivarp − drums
• Martin Brändström − keyboards and electronics

Album production

• Drums recorded at Studio Fredman
• Guitars, Bass, Vocals recorded at The Room
• Electronics recorded at Rogue Music
• Mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman
• Mastered by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid
• Produced by Dark Tranquillity

Other credits

• Album artwork and design by Cabin Fever Media
• Live photos appearing on album artwork by Diana van Tankeren
• Music videos for "Lost to Apathy and "The New Build" directed by Roger Johansson and Alex Hansson for Bobby Works AB
• Music videos for "Lost to Apathy and "The New Build" produced by Roger Johansson

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2]	30
French Albums (SNEP)[3]	173
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	83
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5]	57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	3

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Dark Tranquillity: Character" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
3. "Lescharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Character". Hung Medien.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dark Tranquillity – Character" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
5. "Italiancharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Character". Hung Medien.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Character". Hung Medien.

External links

• Character at AllMusic
• Character at Century Media Records