Character (Dark Tranquillity album)
# Character (Dark Tranquillity album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10 |
| Lambgoat | 8/10 |

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

### Japanese version

The Japanese version of the album contains two bonus tracks previously released on the Lost to Apathy EP:

### Digipak edition

There is a second CD included with the digipak. It includes the following tracks:

* 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) | 30 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 173 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 83 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 57 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 3 |
