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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

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. 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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*:Also plays guitar and sings for the band FULLARMOR. Has a solo project called "ent", best known for the ''

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'' film soundtrack. *Shinpei Nakayama –

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*:Also played drums for the band The Predators, with Sawao Yamanaka (guitar,

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*: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) ( 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) (

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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)

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'')''

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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