MAXIMUM THE HORMONE (マキシマム ザ ホルモン, Makishimamu Za Horumon) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1997 in Hachioji, Tokyo. The band consists of Maximum the Ryokun, Daisuke-Han, Nao, and Ue-Chang, but originally started with Sugi, Daisuke-Han, Nao, and Key-Yan.
The name refers to horumonyaki, which is the grilled intestines, liver, or heart of a pig or cow. On the topic, Maximum the Ryokun has said "...It means anything from the Japanese cuisine for cooking animal innards to the sensation of the maximum amount of your hormones coming to the boil."
| Title | Release | Label | Format | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.S.A. Crew | August 29, 1999 | Sky Records | CD | ~29 minutes |
| Mimi Kajiru | October 23, 2002 | Mimikajiru | CD | ~21 minutes |
| Rock-Impo Goroshi | March 2, 2005 | VAP | CD, Streaming | ~34 minutes |
| Bu-Ikikaesu | March 14, 2007 | VAP | CD, Streaming | ~49 minutes |
| Yoshu Fukushu | July 31, 2013 | VAP | CD, Streaming | ~1 hour, 1 minute |
| Title | Release | Label | Format | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hou | February 13, 2001 | Sky Records | CD | ~24 minutes |
| Kusoban | January 20, 2004 | VAP | CD, Streaming | ~20 minutes |
| Mimi Kajiru Shin'uchi | November 18, 2015 | VAP | CD, Streaming | ~21 minutes |