Character (album) 2034049 218555145 2008-06-11T04:28:18Z DumZiBoT 6085301 robot Adding: [[tr:Character]] {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Character | Type = studio | Longtype = | Artist = [[Dark Tranquillity]] | Cover = dtalbumcharacter2005.jpg | Cover size = | Caption = normal CD cover | Released = [[January 24]], [[2005]] | Recorded = February/March 2004 at [[Studio Fredman]], The Room and Rogue Music | Genre = [[Melodic death metal]] | Length = 48:35 | Language = [[English language|English]] | Label = [[Century Media Records]] | Producer = [[Dark Tranquillity]] | Reviews = * [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound of Metal] {{Rating-10|8}} [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=darktranquillitycharacterreview link] * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7d57gj4r56ip~T00 link] | Compiled by = | Chronology = | Last album = ''[[Lost to Apathy]]'' <br/> (2004) | This album = '''''Character''''' <br/> (2005) | Next album = ''[[Fiction (Dark Tranquillity album)|Fiction]]'' <br/> (2007) | Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = [[Digipak]] edition | Type = studio | Cover = Character_digipak_cover.jpg‎ | Lower caption = Digipak edition cover }} {{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = [[LP album|LP]] edition | Type = studio | Cover = ‎Character LP cover.jpg | Lower caption = LP edition cover }} }} '''''Character''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[melodic death metal]] band, [[Dark Tranquillity]]. The album was first released in [[January 24]], [[2005]] through [[Century Media Records]]. The corresponding single, "Lost to Apathy" was previously featured on the [[Lost to Apathy]] [[Extended play|EP]], their first EP released in nearly ten years. The [[enhanced cd]] and [[digipak]] editions of the album include the [[music video|video clip]] for the [[Single (music)|single]] "Lost to Apathy". A music video was also made for "The New Build". The album was also released as an [[LP album|LP]] with different cover art. ==Track listing== # "The New Build" – 4:08 # "Through Smudged Lenses" – 4:14 # "Out of Nothing" – 3:54 # "The Endless Feed" – 4:46 # "Lost to Apathy" – 4:38 # "Mind Matters" – 3:32 # "One Thought" – 4:09 # "Dry Run" – 4:09 # "Am I 1?" – 4:31 # "Senses Tied" – 4:05 # "My Negation" – 6:29 ===Digipak edition=== There is a second CD included with the digipak. It includes the following tracks: # "Lost to Apathy" (video clip) – 4:01 # "Damage Done" (live in Korea) – 3:41 # "The Wonders at Your Feet" (live in Korea) – 3:05 # "Final Resistance" (live in Korea) – 3:11 # "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 [http://korpedia.info/index.php?title=Busan_rock_festival Busan Rock Festival] in 2004 in Korea. ===Japanese version=== The [[Japan]]ese version of the album contains two bonus tracks previously released on the ''Lost to Apathy'' EP: # "Derivation TNB" – 3:25 # "Endless Feed" (Chaos Seed Remix) – 3:56 ==Credits== '''Musicians''' * [[Mikael Stanne]] − [[Vocals]] * [[Martin Henriksson]] − [[Electric guitar|Guitars]] * [[Niklas Sundin]] − [[Electric guitar|Guitars]] * Michael Nicklasson − [[Bass guitar]] * Anders Jivarp − [[Drum kit|Drums]] * Martin Brändström − [[Electronic keyboard|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 ==Chart entries== {{Unreferenced|date=January 2007}} * Swedish Metal Charts: 1 * Swedish Album Charts: 3 * German Album Charts: 83 * Italian Album Charts: 57 * Finnish Album Charts: 30 <ref>[http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=5307 Lista - Suomen virallinen lista<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * Greek Metal Charts: 1 * UK Rock Charts: 39 * [[Top Heatseekers]]: 45<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=246247&model.vnuAlbumId=906197 Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Dark Tranquillity<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==External links== * [http://www.darktranquillity.com/music/character.html ''Character'' at www.darktranquillity.com – official website] * [http://www.centurymedia.com www.centurymedia.com – Record label – official website] ==References== {{Reflist}} <br /> {{Dark Tranquillity}} [[Category:Dark Tranquillity albums]] [[Category:2005 albums]] [[da:Character]] [[de:Character]] [[it:Character]] [[ru:Character]] [[fi:Character]] [[sv:Character (album)]] [[tr:Character]]