1998年ストレイテナー始動。
ギター＆ドラムスという最小編成ながら渋谷、下北沢を中心にライブを敢行。
UKギターロックやパンク、オルタナなどの音楽的背景を携えながら、それにとらわれない自由で疾走感に溢れたライブが評判となり、2000年にインディーズ盤をリリース。あふれでる感情そのままに叩くダイナミックなナカヤマ（Dr）のドラミングとホリエ（Gt＆Vo.）の無駄なMCなど一切しないクールな佇まい。それに反する激しく肉感的な演奏と轟音の中から浮かび上がる美しく輝くメロディは、リスナー以上に同世代バンドから支持を得る。2002年自主レーベルghost records設立後、2003年日向秀和（B）が加わり、音の厚み、グルーブ、ドライブ感すべての面で大いなる進化を遂げ、同年10月16日シングル「TRAVELING GARGOYLE」を東芝EMIよりリリース。
2007年3月7日に発売された4th ALBUM「リニア」で新たな音楽性を提示。またそれを携えて2007年2月よりスタートした「LINEAR MOTOR CITY」ツアーは、6月30日幕張メッセのライブを挟んで、47都道府県制覇となる53公演を敢行。 11月21日にはツアーで得たものを反映したMINI ALBU「Immortal」を発売し「Immortals」ツアー13公演を行った。年末恒例のCOUNTDOWN JAPANでは12月30日に初のヘッドライナーとして出演し、怒涛の1年間を締めくくった。
2008年は各地サマーフェスティバル出演から本格的に始動。Rock In Japan Fesでは初日8月1日のヘッドライナーとして熱演、各地フェスでもメイン扱いでの出演となった。
10月1日ギタリスト大山純加入。バンド始動10年の節目に4人編成となる。
STRAIGHTENER started their stage career in 1998, based on Shibuya & Shimokitazawa area, where the music & youth culture originate, in the center of Tokyo.
With vocal/guitar & drums, this smallest unit as a band has gathered great numbers of audience which soon lead them to release their first album from the Indies label.
Having influence from UK guitar rock , punk, alternative as background, their mixture of originality of sound and freedom of creativity exploded to cross over the wall of genre. Nakayama(dr.) purely reflects his passionate emotion in his dynamic drumming. Horie (gt & vo) expresses his counter part beauty in aggressive guitar with sparkling note of melody, stunning staging with his miracle voice though cool attitude of not even saying a word of MC. It was only the matter of time which their performance grasped the heart and respect of other rock bands from the same generation, even before large numbers of young audience catching up.
After launching their own Indies label, "ghost records" in 2002, Hidekazu Hinata (B) shortly joined a year later added the depth/width & speed/groove,which brought the band go up to next evolutionally stage.
And the same year, October 16th, their major debut single "Traveling Gargoyle" was released from EMI Music Japan to explore new horizon. Continuously receiving well status as real live band through their highly professional performance,when releasing their 4th album [LINEAR] in March 2007, they accomplished nationwide tour "LINEAR MOTOR CITY TOUR" to every single 47 prefectures of Japan, in total of 53 shows including huge success of Makuhari Messe with 10,000 audience.
And right after this tour ended, they went back to the studio directly to record their passionate experience and moments to released a Mini Album [Immortal]. This lead them to start additional tour of 13 shows, which pushed them up in top positioning of Japanese modern rock scene.
Guitarist Jun Oyama joined on October 1st,2008.
Hi,STRAIGHTENER! Thank you very much for the friendship! Go straight to the top and be yourself no matter what they say! Best wishes!!! KATHERINE'S FAVORITES STREET TEAM JAPAN Break The Ice, KF 2008
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