Straightener
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| STRAIGHTENER | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Genres | J-rock, Pop punk, Indie, Power pop |
| Members | Atsushi Horie Shinpei Nakayama Hidekazu Hinata |
| Website(s) | Straightener's Official Site |
Straightener is a three piece Japanese rock band, formed in 1998 in Tokyo, Japan, and have released 7 full-length albums to date, the most recent being 2006's Dear Deadman. They are good friends with fellow J-rock bands Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Ellegarden; as such, they make an appearance at Asian Kung-Fu Generation's annual Nano-Mugen Music Festival alongside the two bands.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Atsushi Horie
- Guitar
- Vocals
- Keyboards
- Also plays guitar and sings for the band FULLARMOR
[edit] Shinpei Nakayama
- Drums
- Also plays drums in the J-rock band, The Predators, with Sawao Yamanaka [Guitar, the pillows], and Jiro [Bass, GLAY]
[edit] Hidekazu Hinata
- Bass
- Former bass player for the J-rock band, ART-SCHOOL
- Also plays bass for the bands FULLARMOR and ZAZEN BOYS
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- 戦士の屍のマーチ [June 25, 2000]
- ANOTHER DIMENSIONAL [December 10, 2000]
- SILVER RECORD [October 9, 2002]
- Silent Film Soundtrack [April 16, 2003]
- TRAVELING GARGOYLE [October 16, 2003]
- TENDER [February 18, 2004]
- KILLER TUNE/PLAY THE STAR GUITAR [December 1, 2004]
- THE REMAINS [June 15, 2005]
- Melodic Storm [January 18, 2006]
- BERSERKER TUNE [October 25, 2006]
[edit] Albums
- STRAIGHTEN IT UP [July 25, 2000]
- ERROR [January 10, 2001]
- SKELETONIZED [April 5, 2002]
- LOST WORLD'S ANTHOLOGY [January 21, 2004]
- ROCK END ROLL [June 23, 2004]
- TITLE [January 26, 2005]
- Dear Deadman [March 8, 2006]
[edit] DVD's
- BLACK STAR LUSTER [August 31, 2005]
- EMOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK [March 8, 2006]
[edit] Splits/Miscelleneous
- DRAGORUM with The Pete Best [August 25, 2001]
- ART-SCHOOL SPLIT CASSETTE [March 6, 2002]
