Ivoryline was an American Christian rock band from Tyler, Texas, formerly signed to Tooth & Nail Records.
History Ivoryline formed in 2003 under the name Dead End Driveway, releasing an EP and an album under this name before changing the name to Ivoryline in 2005.Ivoryline at Jesus Freak Hideout Soon after the name change, the band was selected to play at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour.[ Ivoryline] at Allmusic While on the tour, they were scouted by Tooth & Nail Records, who signed them in 2007Tyler Band Gets Ready to Head to Seattle to Record Album . KLTV, April 7, 2007. and released their debut full-length, There Came a Lion, in February 2008.Review of There Came a Lion . HM Magazine No. 130 (March/April 2008).Review of There Came a Lion. Christianity Today. The album hit No. 25 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 15 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.[ Billboard Charts], Allmusic.com
The group toured with Automatic Loveletter in July 2008. In the fall of that year, Ivoryline toured with Family Force 5 and The Maine, before they embarked on their first headlining tour (called "There Came a Tour") with There For Tomorrow, In:Aviate, and The Lives of Famous Men.
In February 2009, they premiered their music video for "Days End" on AbsolutePunk.netVideo Premiere: Ivoryline, AbsolutePunk.net—the video, filmed in mid-2008, includes their former guitarist and then was featured on the Summer Bailout tour with Emery, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Closure in Moscow and Secret & Whisper, then finished out the year on the Vans Warped Tour.They also filmed their music video Instincts and was picked up by Outerloop management under the care of Anthony "Yogi" Allgood.
During July & August of this year they toured alongside Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, and Emery on the Scream it Like You Mean It Tour that is actually owned by said manager. Ivoryline was a part of Creation Fest the Tour 2010 with Thousand Foot Krutch and Disciple.
The band's latest album, titled Vessels, was released July 27, 2010. The band was subsequently dropped from the Tooth and Nail label.
The most recent indication that there may be new Ivoryline material in the works was on June 30, 2014 when Wes Hart posted on Facebook that he had started working at a studio and wanted to make plans to record a new Ivoryline album. No update has been given since then, and posts on the band's social media pages have been minimal.
Members Current Jeremy Gray – vocals, guitar Dusty Kittle – guitar Wes Hart – drums Scott Socia – guitar
Former Shane Rivette – bass Brandon Crabtree – touring guitar Robert Woodward – bass Michael Bethancourt – guitar, synthesizer Eric Meeks – drums
Discography
As Dead End Driveway 2003: Better Luck Next Year 2004: The Illusion Is Fading
As Ivoryline
Studio albums +List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title DetailsPeak chart positionsUS USChrist USHeat. The Life You Have Released: 2006 Label: Independent— — — There Came a Lion Released: 2008 Label: Tooth & Nail Records— 25 15 Vessels Released: July 27, 2010 Label: Tooth and Nail— 25 13 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles +List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title YearPeak chart positions Album USChrist.Rock USChrist.CHR "Be Still and Breathe" 20071 — There Came a Lion "Hearts and Minds"3— "Remind Me I'm Alive"20081— "Days End"1— "Instincts"20103—Vessels "The Healing"1— "Vessels"1— "Hearts Open"—28 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos +YearSong titleAlbum2007"Hearts and Minds"There Came a Lion2008"Days End"2010"Instincts"Vessels
References
External links
Official Myspace Official Purevolume Review on Germany´s Punk76.com