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{{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]
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