Decyfer Down
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| Decyfer Down | |
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 Decyfer Down performing live on April 12, 2008 at Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Morehead City, North Carolina, United States |
| Genre(s) | Christian rock Hard rock Post grunge |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | SRE Recordings (INO Records) |
| Website | http://www.decyferdown.com/ |
| Members | |
| Josh Oliver Chris Clonts Brandon Mills Caleb Oliver |
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Decyfer Down is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 and based in Morehead City, North Carolina. Up until 2002–the year that Chris Clonts joined the band–they went by the moniker Allysonhymn (pronounced All-eyes-on-Him). Following Clonts' arrival they switched to their current name, Decyfer Down. They have one album under SRE Recordings (a division of INO Records) and are touring this spring with Thousand Foot Krutch and Skillet.
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[edit] Members
- Caleb Oliver - vocals, bass guitar
- Chris Clonts - guitar
- Brandon Mills - guitar
- Josh Oliver - drums, percussion
[edit] Biography
Decyfer Down was originally formed in 1999 as Allysonhymn by guitarist Brandon Mills and drummer Josh Oliver. Formerly an acoustic outfit, the group eventually switched to a more rock-oriented sound. Josh Oliver's brother Caleb later joined the band as a bass player, followed in 2002 by guitarist Chris Clonts. His arrival gave the band "a new sound and purpose"[1] and they began to play with mainstream artists such as Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, Crossfade and Adema. The group's new sound called for a new name. "I kid you not...I opened the dictionary and there's the word decipher," Clonts says. "We have three pages of names and I open the dictionary and find this word." [2] A record deal with SRE Recordings led to the band's debut album, End of Grey, which was released on June 6, 2006.[1] On their latest myspace blog, they have said that they will be releasing their second album on September 16, 2008 which has recently been called Crash.
The band has had four singles reach #1 on the Christian rock charts,[2] and has toured nationally in support of their album End of Grey.[3]
[edit] Albums
| Title | Year | Label |
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| End of Grey | 2006 | INO Records |
| Crash | 2008 | INO Records |
- End Of Grey (June 6, 2006)
- Crash (September 16, 2008)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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| Hot Christian Songs | ChristianRock.Net | |||
| 2006 | "Fight Like This" | #1 | End of Grey | |
| "Burn Back The Sun" | #1 | |||
| 2007 | "No Longer" | #1 | ||
| "Life Again" | #1 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Decyfer Down wesbite
- ^ DECYFER DOWN'S 'Fight Like This' On Front Page of YouTube/UFC Promo, from CCMmagazine.com. Accessed October 29, 2007.
- ^ Decyfer Down Ends 06 strong, plans 07. From CMcentral.com. Accessed October 29, 2007.
