Character (Dark Tranquillity album)

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
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)

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The New Build"	Henriksson Nicklasson Jivarp	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 Sundin Jivarp	3:32
7.	"One Thought"	Henriksson Jivarp	4:09
8.	"Dry Run"	Nicklasson Jivarp Sundin	4:09
9.	"Am I 1?"	Jivarp Brändström Sundin Henriksson	4:31
10.	"Senses Tied"	Henriksson	4:05
11.	"My Negation"	Henriksson Nicklasson Jivarp	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 − guitar
• Martin Henriksson − guitar
• Michael Nicklasson − bass
• Martin Brändström − 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

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.

External links

• Character at AllMusic
• Character at Century Media Records