The Convocation

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title: "The Convocation" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-post-rock-groups", "rock-music-groups-from-maryland"] description: "American psychedelic rock band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Convocation" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American psychedelic rock band ::

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Field	Value
name	The Convocation
background	group_or_band
alias	The Convocation Of...
origin	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
genre	Hard rock, psychedelic rock
years_active	1998–2002, 2005–present
label	Gold Standard Laboratories, Tiger Style Records, Gravity Records
associated_acts	Born Against, Breathing Walker, The Entrance Band, The Great Unraveling, Moss Icon, Universal Order of Armageddon
current_members	Tonie Joy
George France
Donny Van Zant
past_members	Guy Blakeslee
Matthew Hall
Jason Stevens
Chris Camden
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| name = The Convocation | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = The Convocation Of... | origin = Baltimore, Maryland, United States | genre = Hard rock, psychedelic rock | years_active = 1998–2002, 2005–present | label = Gold Standard Laboratories, Tiger Style Records, Gravity Records | associated_acts = Born Against, Breathing Walker, The Entrance Band, The Great Unraveling, Moss Icon, Universal Order of Armageddon | website = | current_members = Tonie Joy George France Donny Van Zant | past_members = Guy Blakeslee Matthew Hall Jason Stevens Chris Camden The Convocation (formerly The Convocation Of...) is an American psychedelic rock band from Baltimore, Maryland.

History

As The Convocation Of..., the band was formed by George France, Tonie Joy, and Guy Blakeslee in August 1998. Joy had previously played in the groups Moss Icon, Universal Order of Armageddon, The Great Unraveling, and Born Against.

Following their debut Lab Remix Series Vol. 3 EP, the group's self-titled debut album was released on Gold Standard Laboratories in 2000. A follow-up, Pyramid Technology, appeared on Tigerstyle Records in 2001. In early 2002, Blakeslee left the group and founded The Entrance Band. The Convocation Of... went on a hiatus.

With Matthew Hall (formerly of The Red Scare) on bass, the band reunited under the name The Convocation in 2005. Hall was replaced by Jason Stevens in 2008, and the group released a new EP on Gravity Records the next year. Two years later, Stevens was replaced by bassist Chris Camden, who was replaced thereafter by Donny Van Zandt.

Members

;Current members

• Tonie Joy – guitar, vocals (1998–2002, 2005–present)
• George France – drums (1998–2002, 2005–present)
• Donny Van Zant – bass (2011–present)

;Former members

• Guy Blakeslee – bass (1998–2002)
• Matthew Hall – bass (2005–2008)
• Jason Stevens – bass (2008–2009)
• Chris Camden – bass (2010)

Discography

;Albums

• The Convocation Of... (Gold Standard Laboratories, 2000)
• Pyramid Technology (Tigerstyle Records, 2001)

;EPs

• Lab Remix Series Vol. 3 (Gold Standard Laboratories, 2000)
• The Convocation (Gravity Records, 2009)

;Splits

• The Convocation/Chrissakes (Trans Ruin Records / One Percent Press, 2010)

References

References

1. (February 16, 2000). "The Convocation Of... Gathers Its Thoughts". [[Baltimore City Paper]].
2. (September 1, 2003). "The Convocation Of... – ''The Convocation Of...''".
3. [{{AllMusic
4. (April 13, 2005). "The Convocation". [[Baltimore City Paper]].

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