In 2021, the band released the song “Kamigami” ( KAMIGAMI-神噛- ; lit. “Gods” / “God Biting”) , which was used as the opening theme for the anime Record of Ragnarok . Their song “Hawatari 2 Oku-senchi” was featured as one of the twelve ending theme songs and insert song for…
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In September 2018, the band released a track entitled “Haikei VAP-dono” (with Daisuke playing drums), to announce their departure from VAP to sign a new record deal with Warner Music Japan . A series of shows in October and November 2018 were cancelled due to Daisuke suffering a herniated disc…
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In November 2015, the band released their third live album, Deka vs. Deka . The album also came with a complete re-recording of their 2002 album Mimi Kajiru as a bonus disc. The re-recording, entitled Mimi Kajiru Shinuchi , was also released alongside a book containing sheet music for the…
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The album Yoshū Fukushū was released on July 31, 2013, their first full album in six years. It was their first album to reach number one on Oricon’s charts. The CD features unique packaging, as it is approximately the height and width of a standard DVD case, and bound like…
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On June 2, the group released the video for the song “A-L-I-E-N”, but as a prank, they placed it on a randomly relocating URL, so page visitors would only have one chance of seeing the video. The video for the album’s title track, “Yoshū Fukushū”, was released on July 26,…
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On February 7, 2011, the band released a video for the songs “Chiisana Kimi no Te (小さな君の手)” (Your Little Hands) and “Maximum the Hormone” on their official website. They released a single titled ” Greatest the Hits 2011–2011 ” on March 23, debuting at number 1 spot on the Oricon…
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In 2009, Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman performed an instrumental cover of “Tsume Tsume Tsume” on his tribute/cover album Tokyo Jukebox . Though not mentioned in the title, near the end of the track he segues into an abbreviated version of the song “Louisiana Bob”. On November 19, 2009, the band…
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On October 27, Maximum The Hormone made their first appearance in the United Kingdom, supporting Enter Shikari at the Bournemouth BIC. They continued to tour with Enter Shikari until November 3, playing venues in Exeter , Southampton and Folkestone , before ending with two nights at the London Astoria .…
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In 2008, the band released their second live DVD: Deco Vs. Deco , and made their first overseas appearances with a short tour through the United States and Canada in support of Dropkick Murphys . On May 3, Maximum the Hormone performed at the hide memorial summit alongside many other…
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Maximum the Hormone released their next album, Bu-ikikaesu , in 2007 The album debuted at number five on the Oricon chart; their first full album to reach that chart. Also, the album was certified Gold in Japan.