▁Fin ch ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁were ▁temporary , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁revol ving ▁line - up . ▁The ▁band ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁hand ▁gesture ▁the ▁sh ocker , ▁a ▁sexual ▁in nu endo . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁The ▁Sho cker ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁EP , ▁Up ▁Your ▁Ass ▁T ray , ▁which ▁contained ▁seven ▁songs . ▁ ▁Fin ch ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁song writer , ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁for ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁Fin ch ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁show ▁more ▁of ▁their ▁" dark er ▁side "; ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁were ▁considered ▁more ▁pop ▁than ▁rock . ▁ ▁News - Times ▁music ▁rev iewer ▁La ure l ▁Tu oh y ▁described ▁The ▁Sho cker ▁as ▁“ gr itt y , ▁raw ▁and ▁inf ect ious ”. ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁tou red ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁V ans ▁War ped ▁Tour ▁music ▁festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁group ▁released ▁a ▁full - length ▁album ▁entitled ▁Up ▁Your ▁Ass ▁T ray : ▁The ▁Full ▁L ength , ▁with ▁songs ▁apro pos ▁of ▁a ▁hard ▁rock ▁band ▁added . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁Up ▁Your ▁Ass ▁T ray ▁EP ▁( O g lio ▁Records , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁Up ▁Your