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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

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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 –

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, 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 –

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*:Also played drums for the band The Predators, with Sawao Yamanaka (guitar, The Pillows), and Jiro (bass,

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). Drummer for the band another sunnyday and Zantö. *Hidekazu Hinata –

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*:Former bassist of ART-SCHOOL and Zazen Boys. Also plays bass for the bands FULLARMOR and

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. * Jun Ōyama -

*: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) (

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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) (

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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) *"Skeletonize!" (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

)

Split albums

*''Dragorum'' with The Pete Best (2001) *Untitled split cassette tape with Art-School (2002)

References

External links

Straightener's official siteStraightener's fansiteStraightener forum
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