Decyfer Down
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Decyfer Down is a 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 . Following Clonts' arrival they switched to the current name, Decyfer Down. Decyfer Down is made up of Christians, but the band is known for their mainstream success having toured with bands like Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, and Theory of a Deadman. They have also toured with Christian Rock Bands like Skillet and RED.
, Breaking Benjamin
, Crossfade
and Adema
. Around this time the band renamed themselves Decyfer Down. New Release Tuesday states about the band name, "Decipher means "to interpret," and the moniker Decyfer Down fit perfectly, as the band aimed to interpret truth based on God's Word while stripping it down from religious traditions and terms."
The band has shared the stage with acts such as Pillar
, Thousand Foot Krutch
, Day of Fire, The Showdown
, Skillet
, Disciple
, Hawk Nelson
, The Letter Black
and many more. In 2008, Caleb, appeared with Skillet
on their "Comatose Comes Alive" tour. On the song "Those Nights" he played the bass.
promo which aired on September 7, 2007 for twelve hours on the front page of YouTube
.
The song was also used to promote the Jeff Hardy
vs. Matt Hardy
match at WrestleMania XXV
. In support of their upcoming album the band released a 3 song EP to iTunes on September 30. The EP contained "Crash" as well as two other new songs entitled "Best I Can" and "Now I'm Alive".
The band announced in August 2008, that original lead singer/bassist Caleb Oliver(brother of drummer Josh) had left the band to deal with some personal/ family issues. T.J. Harris formerly of Fighting Instinct
joined a few months later. On February 3, the second single "Fading" was released. Fading peaked at #1 on the Christian Rock Charts, making it their second #1 single from their new album and sixth consecutive #1 single. It is their first official public studio recording TJ Harris. On February 17, the band released an updated EP with TJ's vocals, containing the songs "Crash", "Fading", and "Moving On".
On May 5, 2009 Decyfer Down's second studio album, "Crash
" was released. It debuted at #66 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, selling nearly 9,000 copies. It stayed in the Billboard 200 for three weeks, dropping to #128 and then to #181 before falling off the chart. Drummer Josh Oliver stated in an interview in July that the record had sold upwards of 30,000 copies in 3 months.
On December 3, 2009 it was announced on their official site that Crash had been nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock or Rap Gospel album of the year. Decyfer Down did not win the Grammy in 2009 (award going to Third Day) but being nominated was a huge success to the band.
Upcoming Decyfer Down Album (2012)
Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007...
. Up until 2002–the year that Chris Clonts joined the band–they went by the moniker Allysonhymn . Following Clonts' arrival they switched to the current name, Decyfer Down. Decyfer Down is made up of Christians, but the band is known for their mainstream success having toured with bands like Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, and Theory of a Deadman. They have also toured with Christian Rock Bands like Skillet and RED.
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" and they began to play with mainstream artists such as Puddle of MuddPuddle of Mudd
Puddle Of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, USA. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies...
, Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
, Crossfade
Crossfade (band)
-Studio albums:-Singles:...
and Adema
Adema
-2003–2004: Unstable, Mark Chavez's and Mike Ransom's departure:Adema's second album, Unstable, was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson, whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D., Hoobastank and Cold....
. Around this time the band renamed themselves Decyfer Down. New Release Tuesday states about the band name, "Decipher means "to interpret," and the moniker Decyfer Down fit perfectly, as the band aimed to interpret truth based on God's Word while stripping it down from religious traditions and terms."
The band has shared the stage with acts such as Pillar
Pillar (band)
Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...
, Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...
, Day of Fire, The Showdown
The Showdown (band)
The Showdown is a southern metal/metalcore band based in Elizabethton, Tennessee. While the members of the band are Christian and the band is signed to a Christian record label, the band does not consider itself a Christian act, according to guitarist Josh Childers...
, Skillet
Skillet (band)
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
, Disciple
Disciple (band)
Disciple is a Christian metal / rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 1992.-History:Disciple was formed in 1992 by high school friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, and Tim Barrett. The band released their first CD, What Was I Thinking in 1995...
, Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson is a Christian rock band from Peterborough, Ontario. The band has become very popular in the Christian music scene and was voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine in their February 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. In 2006 Hawk Nelson won a No...
, The Letter Black
The Letter Black
The Letter Black, formerly known as Breaking the Silence, is a Christian rock band that was formed in 2006 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The band consists of lead vocalist Sarah Anthony; her husband, lead guitarist and vocalist Mark Anthony; bassist Matt Beal; and drummer Taylor Carroll.-Early years...
and many more. In 2008, Caleb, appeared with Skillet
Skillet (band)
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
on their "Comatose Comes Alive" tour. On the song "Those Nights" he played the bass.
End of Grey
A record deal with INO Records led to the band's debut album, End of Grey, which was released on June 6, 2006. The album had five singles "Fight Like This","Break Free", "Burn Back the Sun," "No Longer" and "Life Again" all of which reached #1 on the Christian rock charts. The album peaked at #43 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums. "Fight Like This" was featured in UFCUltimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
promo which aired on September 7, 2007 for twelve hours on the front page of YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Crash
On July 7, 2008 Decyfer Down's released the lead single off their upcoming album; "Crash" to radio. "Crash" went on to peak at the #1 spot on the Christian Rock charts and #20 on the ChristianRock.net end of year charts.The song was also used to promote the Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
vs. Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
match at WrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas...
. In support of their upcoming album the band released a 3 song EP to iTunes on September 30. The EP contained "Crash" as well as two other new songs entitled "Best I Can" and "Now I'm Alive".
The band announced in August 2008, that original lead singer/bassist Caleb Oliver(brother of drummer Josh) had left the band to deal with some personal/ family issues. T.J. Harris formerly of Fighting Instinct
Fighting Instinct
Fighting Instinct was a Christian rock band formed in 2004 out of Winston-Salem/Greensboro, North Carolina. The current band members are TJ Harris , Jason Weekly , Chris Burrow , and Derek Drye . They released their first CD, Fighting Instinct, in the summer of 2006...
joined a few months later. On February 3, the second single "Fading" was released. Fading peaked at #1 on the Christian Rock Charts, making it their second #1 single from their new album and sixth consecutive #1 single. It is their first official public studio recording TJ Harris. On February 17, the band released an updated EP with TJ's vocals, containing the songs "Crash", "Fading", and "Moving On".
On May 5, 2009 Decyfer Down's second studio album, "Crash
Crash (Decyfer Down album)
Crash is the second album by the North Carolina rock band, Decyfer Down. On July 7, 2008, Decyfer Down uploaded their first single and title track to their MySpace player. On September 30, 2008, a three track EP titled, "Crash Digital - EP" was released onto iTunes, Amazon, and other digital...
" was released. It debuted at #66 on the Billboard 200 in its first week, selling nearly 9,000 copies. It stayed in the Billboard 200 for three weeks, dropping to #128 and then to #181 before falling off the chart. Drummer Josh Oliver stated in an interview in July that the record had sold upwards of 30,000 copies in 3 months.
On December 3, 2009 it was announced on their official site that Crash had been nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock or Rap Gospel album of the year. Decyfer Down did not win the Grammy in 2009 (award going to Third Day) but being nominated was a huge success to the band.
Third Studio Album
In March 2010, the band announced that they had begun writing for a 3rd album. In September 2010, the band posted a short video of them in the studio, working on a new song. The new, untitled song sounded heavier than the sound of Crash and closer to the style on End of Grey. It has been confirmed that their third studio album will be released in late 2012. The third studio album has still yet to be named.Members
- TJ Harris – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitars (2008–Present)
- Chris Clonts – Lead Guitars (2002–Present)
- Brandon Mills – Guitars/Backing Vocals (1999–Present)
- Josh Oliver – Drums, Percussion (1999–Present)
Former members
- Caleb Oliver – Lead vocals, Bass Guitars (1999–2008) (Recorded bass guitar for most of "Crash" album).
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Label | Chart peaks | |||||||||||
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Rock | US Hard Rock | US Christian | |||||||||||
| 2006 | End of Grey End of Grey End of Grey is the debut album of the Christian rock band Decyfer Down. It was released on June 6, 2006, and has four singles , all of which reached #1 on the Christian rock chart. The album peaked at #43 on the Top Christian Albums... |
SRE Recordings/INO Records INO Records INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets... |
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| 2009 | Crash Crash (Decyfer Down album) Crash is the second album by the North Carolina rock band, Decyfer Down. On July 7, 2008, Decyfer Down uploaded their first single and title track to their MySpace player. On September 30, 2008, a three track EP titled, "Crash Digital - EP" was released onto iTunes, Amazon, and other digital... |
INO Records INO Records INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets... |
66 | 21 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Upcoming Decyfer Down Album (2012)
EPs
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Decyfer | Independent | Released when the group was named Decyfer. |
| 2008 | Crash Digital - EP | INO Records INO Records INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets... |
Contained three songs with Caleb Oliver's vocals. |
| 2009 | Crash - EP | INO Records INO Records INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets... |
An updated EP with TJ Harris's vocals. |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Label | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ConGRADulations! Class of 2006 | interlinc | I'll Breathe For You |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Christian Songs Hot Christian Songs Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.... |
ChristianRock.Net ChristianRock.Net ChristianRock.Net is an internet only Christian rock radio station based in Springfield, Missouri, United States. It started in 1998, and is one of four 24/7 Christian rock stations in the country .... |
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| 2006 | "Fight Like This" | - | - | End of Grey End of Grey End of Grey is the debut album of the Christian rock band Decyfer Down. It was released on June 6, 2006, and has four singles , all of which reached #1 on the Christian rock chart. The album peaked at #43 on the Top Christian Albums... |
| "Burn Back the Sun" | - | - | ||
| 2007 | "No Longer" | - | - | |
| "Life Again" | - | - | ||
| 2008 | "Crash" | - | - | Crash Crash (Decyfer Down album) Crash is the second album by the North Carolina rock band, Decyfer Down. On July 7, 2008, Decyfer Down uploaded their first single and title track to their MySpace player. On September 30, 2008, a three track EP titled, "Crash Digital - EP" was released onto iTunes, Amazon, and other digital... |
| 2009 | "Fading" | - | - | |
| "Desperate" | - | - | ||
| "Best I Can" | - | - | ||
| 2010 | "Moving On" | - | - | |
| "Ride with Me" | - | - | ||
External links
- Decyfer Down Official website
- Decyfer Down on Facebook
- Decyfer Down on Twitter
- Decyfer Down on iTunes "Ping"
- Decyfer Down on "Amazon"
- Decyfer Down on MySpace
- Decyfer Down on Purevolume
- Decyfer Down on Songkick
- Decyfer Down Official Youtube
- Decyfer Down on Getglue
- Decyfer Down on Rdio
- Decyfer Down on Spotify
- Decyfer Down on Vevo
- TJ Harris of Decyfer Down on Facebook
- TJ Harris on Twitter
- Josh Oliver on on Twitter
- Brandon Mills on Twitter
- Chris Clonts on Twitter