# Straightener (band)

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, 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.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | Notes |
| 2000 | Straighten It Up | |
| 2001 | Error | |
| 2002 | Skeletonized | |
| 2004 | Lost World's Anthology | |
| 2004 | Rock End Roll | EP |
| 2005 | Title | |
| 2005 | Straightener Early Years | Compilation |
| 2006 | Dear Deadman | |
| 2007 | Linear | |
| 2007 | Immortal | EP |
| 2009 | Nexus | |
| 2010 | Creatures | |
| 2011 | Stout | Remix album |
| 2011 | Straightener | |
| 2012 | Soft | Remix album |
| 2013 | 21st Century Rock Band | Compilation |
| 2013 | Resplendent | EP |
| 2014 | Behind the Scene | |
| 2015 | Behind the Tokyo | Live tour recording |
| 2016 | Cold Disc | |
| 2017 | Pause (Straightener Tribute Album) | Covers from guest artists |
| 2018 | Future Soundtrack | |
| 2018 | Best of U (Side Day) | Compilation |
| 2018 | Best of U (Side Night) | Compilation |
| 2019 | Blank Map | EP |
| 2020 | Applause | |
| 2021 | Crank Up | EP |
| 2023 | Four Piece | "Best of" compilation, as voted by fans from songs after Oyama joined the band |
| 2024 | The Ordinary Road | |

### 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)
* "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 Asian Kung-Fu Generation)

### Split albums

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