Επειδη παρολο που το συγκροτημα υπαρχει εδω και καιρο, μεσα σε μια νυχτα το εμαθε κοσμος απο τις 4 γωνιες της υφηλιου, εξαιτιας των καινουριων opening και ending του Death Note...
Κατοπιν ερευνας που εκανα γι'αυτους, πιστευω οτι αξιζουν ενα thread στο φορουμ, μια που για το ειδος της μουσικης που αντιπροσωπευουν τα καταφερνουν μια χαρα..
Ενα profile του συγκροτηματος απο το NIPPOP:
ολα αυτα για τις pre-Death Note μερες...Maximum the Hormone live up to their name, a full-on punk band with feral, provocative music.
Maximum the Hormone was formed in 1998 in the suburbs of Tokyo. The group currently consists of Ryo-kun on guitar, Daisuke-han on screaming vocals, Ue-cyan on bass, and Nao on drums and vocals. Nao, the younger sister of Ryo, plays the drums adroitly and ferociously despite her petite size, and her high voice adds a distinct contrast to the bellows of the front men. Their bass player Ue is also an exceptional musician, and says he is most influenced by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His bass style (and his hair), if influenced by Flea, is so only in that it is wild yet solidly cool.
However Maximum the Hormone does not play to show off their chops; they seem more bent on venting their feelings and having a good time. Ryo is the groupʼs main songwriter, and he lists as amongst his inspirations System Of A Down, the Ramones, Mike Patton, NOFX, Suicidal Tendencies and Snot. Maximum the Hormone's debut mini-album Ootori was released in February 2001 on the indie label Sky Records, owned and operated by fellow punk rockers Nicotine, their friends and family.
This early configuration of the band often sang in English, but after some lineup changes they became more Japanese oriented, and adopted their famous katakana (Japanese lettering) logo. While singing mostly in Japanese, their lyrics tend to be lewd, ridiculous and do not in an obvious way make sense. Maximum music is punk based, but also includes funk and other influences, with their mainstays being high energy performances and humor.
Over time the band released singles here and there, as well as the indie albums Mimi Kaziru (Ear Biting)in October 2002, and Kuso Ban (Shit Disc) in January 2004, but some fans felt that these albums did not fully capture the energy of their life shows, which had made them a popular draw. The band also has a DVD called Debu vs. Debu ( “Fatso against Fatso”). Maximum made their major label debut CD in June 2004, entitled Rockinpo Goroshi, the album art for which featured a drawing of a granny with swinging breasts rocking out on guitar. The band furthered their reputation playing a rambunctious set in August 2006 at the Summer Sonic festival's beach stage, and today rank as one of Japan's best punk bands.
Other signs that they me be reaching a larger audience include their music being used as the ending theme of the animation Akagi and a Portuguese language fansite.
Ειναι απιστευτο τι μπορει να κανει για ενα συγκροτημα η συμετοχη σε ενα πετυχημενο anime. Τα PV του συγκροτηματος στο YouTube εχουν απογειωθει οσο αφορα τα views και τα κολακευτικα σχολια.
Καλα, δε το περιμενα το συγκροτημα τοσο καλο... Δεν ειναι το κλασσικο death metal συγροτημα με τον βαρετο μονοτονο ηχο, εχουν αρκετη ποικιλια στη μουσικη τους, και το γεγονος οτι εχουν και γυναικεια φωνητικα ειναι ++. Ειδικα η γεματουλα κοπελιτσα παιζει τα drums με τετοια ενεργεια και ταλεντο που θα εκανε πολλους γνωστους drummer να σκυψουν το κεφαλι απο ντροπη.
Τωρα που το ακουσα ολοκληρο, το ending του Death Note "Zetsubou Billy" ειναι τραγουδαρα. Και το PV πολυ εξυπνο και διασκεδαστικο. Το συγκροτημα κοροιδευει γνωστους καλλιτεχνες και συγκροτηματα της Ιαπωνιας (Shiina Ringo, Nightmare, Orange Range, Aya Maatsura) και γραφει τα ονοματα τους στο Death Note
Τα PV των τραγουδιων που χρησιμοποιηθηκαν στο Death Note:
What's Up People?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O80uODJfV2U[/youtube]
Zetsubou Billy
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3IrxSx_0qU[/youtube]
PV απο αλλα δημοφιλη τραγουδια του συγκροτηματος:
Koi no Mega Lova
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Uaco9vKwI[/youtube]
Koi no Suuitto Kuso Meriken
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYXaLDMNwv4[/youtube]
Minoreba Rock
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Ir634QWTE[/youtube]
Υποψιν οτι το YouTube εχει αρχισει να διαγραφει οτι εχει να κανει με Death Note, οποτε αν τα links παψουν να λειτουργουν, let me know.
προσεκτικά τα video τους έχουμε και λέμε:
Δεν λέμε τέτοια πράγματα...Ντροπή 
