Maximum The Hormone

Maximum the Hormone is a Japanese nu metal/hardcore punk band from Hachiōji, Tokyo. They formed in 1997 and their lineup consists of vocalist Daisuke-han, drummer Nao, guitarist Maximum the Ryo-kun, and bassist Ue-chan. Originally, their band name was written in Latin letters as "Maximum the Hormone". After founding members Sugi (guitar) and Key (bass) left in 1999, the band name was changed to "マキシマム ザ ホルモン", a transcription into Katakana, to reflect the member changes. However, over the course of the band's career, both versions have mostly been used interchangeably.