Ivoryline is an American Christian rock band from

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, formerly signed to

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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

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Ivoryline Ivoryline is 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 ...

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While on the tour, they were scouted by

, who signed them in 2007 and released their debut full-length, ''

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'', in February 2008.Review of ''There Came a Lion''
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'' No. 130 (March/April 2008).Review of ''There Came a Lion''
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''. The album hit No. 25 on the

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Top Christian Albums chart and No. 15 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.

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in July 2008. In the fall of that year, Ivoryline toured with

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. The band is currently a four-piece and working on new material. 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

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, 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 ''

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'' and was released July 27, 2010. The band has currently been 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 –

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* Dusty Kittle –

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* Wes Hart –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Shane Rivette -

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* Brandon Crabtree - touring guitar ;Former * Robert Woodward –

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* Scott Socia – guitar * Michael Bethancourt – guitar,

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* Eric Meeks –

Discography

As Dead End Driveway

* 2003: ''Better Luck Next Year'' * 2004: ''The Illusion Is Fading''

As Ivoryline

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Official MyspaceOfficial PurevolumeReview on Germany´s Punk76.com
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