Straightener (band)

Straightener (ストレイテナー) 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, as well as performing a joint tour in December 2013 with Asian Kung-Fu Generation to celebrate both bands' 10-year anniversaries. Both bands performed in Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan along with a local band from each country.

Members

 * Atsushi Horie – guitar, vocals, keyboards
 * Also plays guitar and sings for the band FULLARMOR. Has a solo project called "ent", best known for the Solanin film soundtrack.
 * Shinpei Nakayama – drums
 * Also played drums for the band The Predators, with Sawao Yamanaka (guitar, The Pillows), and Jiro (bass, Glay). Drummer for the band another sunnyday and Zantö.
 * 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.

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) (The Shock Labyrinth Theme Song (CLONE))
 * "Man-Like Creatures" (2010)
 * "VANDALISM / SILLY PARADE" (2011)
 * "YOU and I / Hitsuji no Mure wa Oka o Noboru" (2011)
 * "From Noon Till Dawn" (2012) (Yūsha Yoshihiko to Akuryou no Kagi Opening Theme)
 * "Super Magical Illusion" (2014)
 * "Winter Sun / The World Record" (2014)
 * "The Place Has No Name" (2015) (Fuben na Benriya Opening Theme)
 * "Inochi no Ato ni Saita Hana" (2015)
 * "DAY TO DAY" (2015)
 * "Sea Glass" (2016)
 * "Akari" (2017)
 * "Boy Friend" (2018)
 * "The Future Is Now / Time Leap" (2018) (Digimon ReArise Theme Song (The Future Is Now))
 * "Braver" (2018) (Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion Opening Theme)
 * "Spiral" (2019)
 * "Graffiti" (2020)
 * "Sakebu Hoshi" (2020)
 * "Sayonara dake ga Oshiete Kureta" (2020)
 * "Crank Up" (2021)
 * "246" (2023)
 * "Silver Lining" (2023)
 * "Invisible" (2024)

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)
 * Step Into My World Tour 2016 (2017)
 * 21st ANNIVERSARY ROCK BAND (2019)
 * Nana-Iro Electric Tour 2019 (2020) (with Ellegarden and Asian Kung-Fu Generation)

Split albums

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