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Shortage
...spielten am 06.11.04 im
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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 1998 the band recorded their self-titled debut record,
"Shortage". This 5-song MCD showed a big step forward for the band,
both musically and lyrically. Again, the band played wherever and
whenever possible, performing shows with the likes of SNAPCASE,
EARTH CRISIS, LIAR, and fellow Berliners DISRESPECT. They also
started to play concerts outside Berlin, including several German
hardcore festivals.
August 1999 saw the band entering the studio to record their first
full-length album, "The Fine Line Between Love And Hate" on I.C.
Recordings. At the same time, SHORTAGE were represented by an early
version of the song "Winter" on a 10,000-copies CD sampler which was
distributed by Lifeforce Records and the Value Of Strength-fanzine.
February 2000, SHORTAGE went on a successful two-week long tour with
their mates from DISRESPECT, spreading mayhem all over Europe, with
shows in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland and the
Netherlands.
March 2001 they returned to the studio to record a three-track demo
which helped them to get in contact with Circulation Records.
To record the new album the band, still in the same line-up, decided
to work with Peter Oz from Soundwerk Orange, Headquarter Studios
Berlin. He helped them to create the perfect sound for
"CONTROL_1.0". For the first time the band is 100% satisfied with
the result of their hard work.
Influenced by the speed, the roughness, the coldness and brutality
of their hometown, they managed to create a sound they like to call
030 SQUAD HARDCORE.
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