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band, Twelve Gauge Valentine. This is the only production to not feature guitarist Josh Gross.

Critical reception

"Throughout the course of ''Shock Value'' if there's any single band member that dominates the tracks, it's the vocalist. However, if you delve a little deeper into the music you realize that they've got solid musicianship backing him up, delivering that one-two punch that

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core really needs to stay alive. If you can get past the fairly tedious nature of the album (much of it does sound the same) and really get into it, I can attest that Shock Value will stand as an impressive album for anyone interested in southern metalcore." says Absolute Punk. Mark Sherwood of

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writes "This Louisiana band describe themselves as "metal n roll" according to their Myspace web page and "imagine the. . .

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of Norma Jean and. . .the butt kicking rock of

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" you have an idea of where they are coming from. The guys apparently come from a sleepy town where nothing much happens and this gave birth to the "creative havoc" that is 12 Gauge. However, I will be honest - I don't get it! Apparently they have fans who love their music and are a hard gigging crew. I found the lyrics hard to follow (perhaps I'm missing something) and that was reading the lyric sheet (some words are hard to see!), the music blended into each other and I could not distinguish one song from another. I played it to two 16 year olds and they were even less complimentary!" "If these guys went back on tour again, I can see them performing with

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. There is not a single ballad on ''Shock Value'', which is a definite plus because it would have ruined the creativity of Twelve Gauge Valentine. Other than confusing lyrics and satire, the major downfall of ''Shock Value'' is that it is too short. There is plenty of energy on this record, but rocking out to eleven songs for less than 32 minutes is a catastrophe. Now don't get me wrong -- these guys rock and they do not have one bad song on this album. ''Shock Value'' might not live up to its full potential, but it is a good and creative effort. Fans of Southern hardcore music should give this album a listen." writes Fred Keel of Jesus Freak Hideout.

Track listing

All lyrics written and composed by Twelve Gauge Valentine

Personnel

;Twelve Gauge Valentine *Jon Green - Vocals *Josh White - Guitar *Jonathan Cooper - Bass *Jonathan Webster - Drums ;Vocal Coach & Drum Tech *Mark Renk - Vocal Coach *Mike Fasano - Drum Tech ;Production *Recorded at Hobby Shop *Produced & Engineered by Fred Archambault *Mixed by

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*Mastered by Troy Glessner *A&R by Zaine Tarpo ;Art *Art Direction by

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References

{{Authority control Solid State Records albums 2006 debut albums Twelve Gauge Valentine albums