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Berlin-Kreuzberg, 1996.Another boring summer. Five high school friends decided to start their own band. Inspired by bands like SNAPCASE, EARTH CRISIS or MACHINE HEAD, the guys formed their own outfit called SHORTAGE. In January 1997 they put out their first demo tape, which was the first sign of a promising new band. Relentlessly playing concerts in all the local venues, from living room-sized squatter places and youth clubs to the famous SO36, the band is rewarded by a loyal following in Berlin's hardcore community. Soon SHORTAGE established themselves on the forefront of the scene. Indeed, the live presence of the five guys is one of their biggest sellingpoints. With singer Flo shouting and rasping out emotionally charged lyrics, drummer Pascal battering his kit like a machine gun, and the three axe-men jumping and banging away while chucking out one killer riff after the other, the band manages to deliver a full frontal assault on the ears and eyes of the audience. In January 1...