Straightener

Infobox musical artist
Name = STRAIGHTENER

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Origin = Tokyo, Japan
Genre = J-rock, Pop punk, Indie, Power pop
Years_active = 1998–present
Label = Toshiba EMI
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URL = http://www.straightener.net/
Current_members = Atsushi Horie
Shinpei Nakayama
Hidekazu Hinata
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Straightener (often written STRAIGHTENER) is a Japanese 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. They have performed at numerous festivals and live tours. The band's latest tour, promoting their album "LINEAR", began on May 1, 2007.

Members

*Atsushi Horie – guitar, vocals, keyboards
*:Also plays guitar and sings for the band FULLARMOR
*Shinpei Nakayama – drums
*:Also plays drums in the J-rock band, The Predators, with Sawao Yamanaka (guitar, The Pillows), and Jiro (bass, Glay)
*Hidekazu Hinata – bass
*:Former bassist of ART-SCHOOL and Zazen Boys. Also plays bass for the band FULLARMOR.
* Jun Ooyama - guitar
*:Joined Straightener October 1, 2008. Former guitarist for the band ART-SCHOOL.

Discography

Albums

*"STRAIGHTEN IT UP" (2000)
*"ERROR" (2001)
*"SKELETONIZED" (2002)
*"LOST WORLD'S ANTHOLOGY" (2004)
*"ROCK END ROLL" (2004)
*"TITLE" (2005)
*"STRAIGHTENER Early Years" (2005)
*"Dear Deadman" (2006)
*"LINEAR (リニア)" (2007)
*"Immortal" (2007)

ingles/EPs

*"March of the Corpse Soldier" (戦士の屍のマーチ) (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)
*"Black Hole" (2008)

DVDs

*"BLACK STAR LUSTER" (2005)
*"EMOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" (2006)
*"Remember Our Drinking Songs -Hello Dear Deadman Tour 2006" (2006)
*"Linear Motor City" (2007)

plit albums

*"DRAGORUM" with The Pete Best (2001)
*"ART-SCHOOL" SPLIT CASSETTE (2002)

External links

* [http://www.straightener.net Straightener's official site]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/straightener/ Straightener's fansite]
* [http://straightener.17.forumer.com Straightener forum]