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.[1] Soon after the name change, the band was selected to play at the 2006 Vans Warped Tour.[5] While on the tour, they were scouted by Tooth & Nail Records,[5] who signed them in 2007[6] and released their debut full-length, There Came a Lion, in February 2008.[2][3] The album hit No. 25 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and No. 15 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.[4]