Straightener (band)

Straightener
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Indie rock, alternative rock
Years active 1998present
Labels EMI Music Japan
Website http://www.straightener.net
Members Atsushi Horie
Shinpei Nakayama
Hidekazu Hinata
Jun Ōyama

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

Discography

Albums

Year Album Notes
2000 Straighten It Up
2001 Error
2002 Skeletonized
2004 Lost World's Anthology
Rock End Roll
2005 Title
Straightener Early Years Compilation
2006 Dear Deadman
2007 Linear
Immortal EP
2009 Nexus
2010 Creatures
2011 Stout Remix album
Straightener
2012 Soft Remix album
2013 21st Century Rock Band Compilation
Resplendent EP
2014 Behind the Scene[1]
2016 Cold Disc

Singles/EPs

DVDs

Split albums

References

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