Straightener (band)

Straightener (ストレイテナー, Sutoreitenā) is a Japanese alternative rock band. The band started out as a duo with Atsushi Horie (vocals/guitar) and Shinpei Nakayama (drums) in 1998. They established an independent label named Ghost Records in 2002. Hidekazu Hinata joined the band as bassist in 2003, giving the band a heavier sound. In October of the same year they released a single, "Traveling Gargoyle" from Toshiba EMI.

Straightener have performed at numerous festivals and live tours. The band toured all over Japan during their Linear tour in 2007. Their latest tour will be a joint tour in December 2013 with Asian Kung-Fu Generation to celebrate both bands' 10-year anniversaries. Both bands will perform in Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan along with a local band of each country.

Members

• Atsushi Horie – guitar, vocals, keyboards

  Also plays guitar and sings for the band FULLARMOR

• Shinpei Nakayama – drums

  Also plays drums in the band, The Predators, with Sawao Yamanaka (guitar, The Pillows), and Jiro (bass, Glay). Drummer for the band another sunnyday.

• Hidekazu Hinata – bass

  Former bassist of ART-SCHOOL and Zazen Boys. Also plays bass for the bands FULLARMOR and Nothing's Carved in Stone.

• Jun Ōyama - guitar

  Joined Straightener on October 1, 2008. Also plays guitar for another sunnyday. Former guitarist for the band ART-SCHOOL.

Discography

Albums

Singles/EPs

• "Senshi no Shikabane no March" (2000)
• "ANOTHER DIMENSIONAL" (2000)
• SILVER RECORD (2002)
• Silent Film Soundtrack (2003)
• "TRAVELING GARGOYLE" (2003)
• "TENDER" (2004)
• "KILLER TUNE / PLAY THE STAR GUITAR" (2004)
• "THE REMAINS" (2005)
• "Melodic Storm" (2006)
• "BERSERKER TUNE" (2006)
• "SIX DAY WONDER" (2007)
• "TRAIN" (2007)
• "Little Miss Weekend" (2008)
• "Lightning" (2009)
• "Clone / Donkey Boogie Dodo" (2009)
• "Man-Like Creatures" (2010)
• "VANDALISM / SILLY PARADE" (2011)
• "YOU and I / Hitsuji no Mure wa Oka o Noboru" (2011)
• "From Noon Till Dawn" (2012)
• "Super Magical Illusion" (2014)
• "Winter Sun / The World Record" (2014)
• "The Place Has No Name" (2015)
• "Inochi no Ato ni Saita Hana" (2015)
• "DAY TO DAY" (2015)

DVDs

• BLACK STAR LUSTER (2005)
• EMOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (2006)
• Remember Our Drinking Songs -Hello Dear Deadman Tour 2006 (2006)
• Linear Motor City (2007)
• Emotion Picture Soundtrack 2 (2009)
• NEXUS TOUR FINAL (2009)
• The Parade of Creatures (2010)
• LONG WAY TO NOWHERE TOUR (2012)
• ETERNAL ROCK BAND -21st CENTURY ROCK BAND TOUR 2013- (2014)

Split albums

• DRAGORUM with The Pete Best (2001)
• untitled split cassette tape with ART-SCHOOL (2002)

References

External links

• Straightener's official site
• Straightener's fansite
• Straightener forum
• Straightener at AllMusic