Maximum the Hormone was created by Daisuke Tsuda and Nawo Kawakita, together with former members Sugi and Key, in 1998. Currently, the group consists of Daisuke Tsuda (Daisuke-han), Nawo Kawakita, Ryo Kawakita (Maximum the Ryo), and Futoshi Uehara (Ue-chan).
Maximum the Hormone was born in Hachiojo (Tokyo), where they were discovered by Sky Records Label. Two years after the release of their debut album, A.S.A. Crew, Sugi and Key retired from the band leaving Daisuke and Nawo in search of new members. Luckily, Nawo’s younger brother had been playing guitar since junior high, and was immediately recruited. With some time, they had finally found Uehara to play bass.
…and so began the supremacy of Maximum the Hormone! m/(^o^)m/
Discography:
In the year 2000, Maximum the Hormone made their first single, Bullpen Catcher’s Dream, which was followed by the EP, Hou, a year later. Subsequently, two more singles (Niku Cup and Enzui Tsuki Waru) were released. At this point, the group had become familiar for Rolling1000tOOn (the ending theme they had provided for the anime
Air Master). Mimi Kajiru (ear biting) and Kusoban (shit disk) were released in 2002 and 2004 respectively. Both were considered (by most of the fans) to be more indie style of all their albums. They made their major label debut CD in June 2004, entitled Rokkimpo Goroshi. In 2007 the band had become a mainstream success among anime fans when they supplied the OP and ED themes (What’s up, people?! and Zetsubou Billy) for the popular anime
Death Note. Their album, Buiikikaesu, which contains these songs, debuted at #5 in the Oricon charts, and sold 70,000 CD’s in the first week of release, by far their biggest sales to date. The band has also released two DVD's entitled Debu vs. Debu (Fatty versus Fatty) in 2005, and Deco vs. Deco in 2008.
Singles:
Bullpen Catcher's Dream - October 01, 2000
Niku Cup - May 29, 2002
Enzui Tsuki Waru - September 3, 2003
Rock Bankurawase/Minoreba Rock - June 23, 2004
Houchou Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri/Rei 8x Ma 8x - November 25, 2004
Zawa.. ..Zawa.. .. ..Z.. Zawa.. .. .. ..Zawa - November 16, 2005
Koi no Mega Lover - July 5, 2006
Tsume Tsume Tsume / [F] - July 9, 2008
Albums:
A.S.A. Crew - August, 1999
Hou - February, 2001
Mimi Kajiru - October 23, 2002
Kusoban - January 21, 2004
Rokkinpo Goroshi - March 2, 2005
Buiikikaesu - March 14, 2007
DVDs:
Debu vs. Debu - September 15, 2005
Deco vs. Deco - March 19, 2008
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Daisuke Tsuda (津田 大輔)
- Date of Birth: September 13th, 1977
- Blood Type: A
Also know as Daisuke Han (ダイスケはん), he is the screaming vocalist and co-founder of Maximum the Hormone. He had once covered all of the vocals for the band (in 1998 - Album: A.S.A Crew), but has since shared the role with Ryo.
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Nawo Kawakita (川北 奈緒)
- Date of Birth: December 16th, 1975
- Blood Type: A
Nawo is the drummer and light-vocalist of Maximum the Hormone. As well as being the co-founder, she recruited her younger brother (by 3 years) as guitarist after Sugi and Key had left the band in 1999.
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Ryo Kawakita (川北 亮)
- Date of Birth: December 13th, 1978
- Blood Type: O
Known as Maximum the Ryo (マキシマムザ亮君), he is the guitarist and vocalist of Maximum the Hormone. Ryo is the group’s main songwriter, and he lists amongst his inspirations System Of A Down, the Ramones, Mike Patton, NOFX, Suicidal Tendencies and Snot.
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Futoshi Uehara ()
- Date of Birth: March 15th, 1980
- Blood Type: A
Called Ue-chan (上ちゃん) by his friends, his bass style and appearance is greatly influenced by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is also the youngest member of the group.
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