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'''MAXIMUM THE HORMONE''' originated in Hachiōji, Tokyo in 1998, co-founded by Tsuda Daisuke and Kawakita Nao. After gaining recognition through smaller performances, they soon signed with indie label Sky Records. Under this label they recorded their first album, ''[[A.S.A Crew]]'', the only album to feature former guitarist and bassist respectively, Sugi and Key. These two would part from the band in late 1999.
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Filling the recently vacated position on guitar would be Kawakita Ryo, the younger brother of founding member Kawakita Nao, and Uehara Futoshi would take over the position of bassist, rounding out the band. Upon the change in members came a change in sound, as vocals would now be split between both Daisuke and Ryo. Daisuke would do the screaming and rap vocals, while Ryo would take over the melodic vocals. Upon this major change, the band decided upon more japanese oriented roots in their music, where previously, the majority of their lyrics were in English. The band released their first single with the new lineup, "[[Bullpen Catcher's Dream]]", in 2000, and their first EP, ''[[Ootori]]'', in 2001.
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In 2002, the band would leave Sky Records and sign with independent label 33cjl Records. They would soon release a new single, "[[Niku Cup]]" on May, 29, 2002, and soon following, a new album ''[[Mimi Kajiru]]'', on October 10 of the same year. They would release one more maxi single, "[[Enzui Tsuki Waru]]", in 2003, before gaining recognition by major record label VAP, through their third full-length album, ''[[Kusoban]]'', released on January 21, 2004. They signed to VAP later that year. 
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'''MAXIMUM THE HORMONE''' would continue to record more traditionally after signing to a major record label in late 2004. They released two singles in the second half of the year. "[[Rock Bankurawase / Minoreba Rock]]", was released on June 23, 2004 and "[[Houchou Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri / Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma]]", was released later that year, on November 25, 2004. The band soon released their fourth full-length album ''[[Rokkinpo Goroshi]]'', on March 2, 2005. This album was met with a surge in fan base for the band, due to their increasingly popular singles, the development in their distinct sound, and nationwide touring done by the band, playing nearly 50 locations, including Rock in Japan Festival 2005. The song featured in one of their previous singles, "Rolling 1000toon", was featured as an ending theme for the anime Air Master. 
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The fallout of 2005 would show '''MAXIMUM THE HORMONE''' releasing their first live DVD, ''[[Debu Vs. Debu.]]'', compiling many of their live performances and music videos from the past year. The band released a new maxi single, simultaneous of their nationwide touring, ''[[Zawa...Zawa...Za..Zawa......Zawa]]'', on November 16, 2005. Two of the songs from this single would be used for as themes for anime. "What's up, people" would be used as one of the opening themes for the popular anime Death Note, while the song Akagi would be used as the ending theme for the anime of the same name.
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2006 would hold breakout commercial success for the band, first with the release of their 
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==Discography==

Revision as of 20:14, 18 July 2009

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE (マキシマムザホルモン) is a Japanese rock band.

Members

Former Members

Information

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE originated in Hachiōji, Tokyo in 1998, co-founded by Tsuda Daisuke and Kawakita Nao. After gaining recognition through smaller performances, they soon signed with indie label Sky Records. Under this label they recorded their first album, A.S.A Crew, the only album to feature former guitarist and bassist respectively, Sugi and Key. These two would part from the band in late 1999.

Filling the recently vacated position on guitar would be Kawakita Ryo, the younger brother of founding member Kawakita Nao, and Uehara Futoshi would take over the position of bassist, rounding out the band. Upon the change in members came a change in sound, as vocals would now be split between both Daisuke and Ryo. Daisuke would do the screaming and rap vocals, while Ryo would take over the melodic vocals. Upon this major change, the band decided upon more japanese oriented roots in their music, where previously, the majority of their lyrics were in English. The band released their first single with the new lineup, "Bullpen Catcher's Dream", in 2000, and their first EP, Ootori, in 2001.

In 2002, the band would leave Sky Records and sign with independent label 33cjl Records. They would soon release a new single, "Niku Cup" on May, 29, 2002, and soon following, a new album Mimi Kajiru, on October 10 of the same year. They would release one more maxi single, "Enzui Tsuki Waru", in 2003, before gaining recognition by major record label VAP, through their third full-length album, Kusoban, released on January 21, 2004. They signed to VAP later that year.

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE would continue to record more traditionally after signing to a major record label in late 2004. They released two singles in the second half of the year. "Rock Bankurawase / Minoreba Rock", was released on June 23, 2004 and "Houchou Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri / Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Rei Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma", was released later that year, on November 25, 2004. The band soon released their fourth full-length album Rokkinpo Goroshi, on March 2, 2005. This album was met with a surge in fan base for the band, due to their increasingly popular singles, the development in their distinct sound, and nationwide touring done by the band, playing nearly 50 locations, including Rock in Japan Festival 2005. The song featured in one of their previous singles, "Rolling 1000toon", was featured as an ending theme for the anime Air Master.

The fallout of 2005 would show MAXIMUM THE HORMONE releasing their first live DVD, Debu Vs. Debu., compiling many of their live performances and music videos from the past year. The band released a new maxi single, simultaneous of their nationwide touring, Zawa...Zawa...Za..Zawa......Zawa, on November 16, 2005. Two of the songs from this single would be used for as themes for anime. "What's up, people" would be used as one of the opening themes for the popular anime Death Note, while the song Akagi would be used as the ending theme for the anime of the same name.

2006 would hold breakout commercial success for the band, first with the release of their



Discography

Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

DVDs

Compilations / Other

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