Character
Normal CD cover
Studio album by
Dark Tranquillity
Released24 January 2005 (Europe)
RecordedFebruary/March 2004 at Studio Fredman, The Room and Rogue Music
GenreMelodic death metal[1]
Length48:35
LanguageEnglish
LabelCentury Media
ProducerDark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Lost to Apathy
(2004)		 Character
(2005)		 Fiction
(2007)
Singles from Character
  1. "Lost to Apathy"
    Released: 15 November 2004 (EP)
Digipak edition
Digipak edition cover
LP edition
LP edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[3]
Lambgoat8/10[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.

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.TitleMusicLength
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"Henriksson4:38
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"Henriksson4:05
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

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

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