Today we’re taking a
slightly different direction. You’ll experience a new level of metal weirdness.
Have you ever seen Dragon Ball? Do you know Freeza? This
band made a song about him… Or did they?
MAXIMUM THE HORMONE
From the left: Ue-chan (bass, backing vocals), Daisuke-han (screaming
vocals, rapping), Nao (drums, backing and lead vocals), Ryo-kun (guitar,
backing and lead vocals)
It isn’t that obvious
is it? And that’s their distinctive trait - they contradict everything they
play.
(Interesting fact: It
is said that this song made Akira Toriyama, the author of Dragon Ball, write a
script for a new movie about Freeza – “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’”. He
also surprised them on the backstage after concert, giving them autographed
illustrations of said anime. How cool is that?)
They’re
ambiguous, using pop elements, parody
and sarcastic tone of lyrics – their
goal is to make people confused and force them to dig deeper. Other than that,
they just want for people to enjoy their music, as simple as that.
They are terribly
modest and humble, when talking about their abilities and uniqueness as
musicians in comparison to other bands. Their philosophy in making music is to
beat a black belt with a white belt. Now, that’s a reference to colored belt
ranking in karate. The white belt is the lowest rank.
Even as little as they
make themselves sound, they do have
clout, even in the US. J
We can’t also ignore
their incredible energy on stage. Amazing stamina, really…
If they are bizarre,
that’s the bizarre I like the most!
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