Character (Dark Tranquillity album)

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Character (Dark Tranquillity album) - Wikipedia

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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^[1]

Length

48:35

Language

English

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	^[2]
Blabbermouth.net	8/10^[3]
Lambgoat	8/10^[4]

Character is the seventh studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. The album was first released on 24 January 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. The album title appears in the song "Am I 1?".

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.

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
Niklas Sundin − lead guitar
Martin Henriksson − rhythm guitar
Michael Nicklasson − bass
Martin Brändström − keyboards, electronics
Anders Jivarp − drums

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
Lyrics written by Mikael Stanne

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	30
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	173
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	83
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[8]	57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	3

References

^ "#TBT: Dark Tranquillity's MeloDeath Genre Staple Character". Metal Injection. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ AllMusic review
^ "Character - Dark Tranquillity". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ McFeters, Rob (29 November 2011). "Dark Tranquillity Character Album Review". Lambgoat. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Dark Tranquillity: Character" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "Lescharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Character". Hung Medien.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dark Tranquillity – Character" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Character". Hung Medien.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dark Tranquillity – Character". Hung Medien.

External links

Character at AllMusic
Character at Century Media Records

v t e Dark Tranquillity
Mikael Stanne Martin Brändström Johan Reinholdz Christian Jansson Joakim Strandberg Nilsson Anders Fridén Fredrik Johansson Michael Nicklasson Daniel Antonsson Martin Henriksson Niklas Sundin Anders Jivarp Anders Iwers Christopher Amott
Studio albums	Skydancer The Gallery The Mind's I Projector Haven Damage Done Character Fiction We Are the Void Construct Atoma Moment Endtime Signals
EPs	Of Chaos and Eternal Night Enter Suicidal Angels Lost to Apathy
Video albums	Live Damage Where Death Is Most Alive
Compilation albums	Exposures – In Retrospect and Denial Yesterworlds
Related articles	Discography

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