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December 2007:

17/12:
Happy Holidays: DD4E wishes all our fans and friends a Super Festive Season and a Rocking New Year!!!! We will see you all again in 2008!

Download the Detonator EP FREE: For all our friends who are not on Facebook we have now also added the Full Detonator CD on our Multimedia page for you to download. Enjoy!!!

03/12:
Last show of 2007 this Sat: DD4E will play our last show of 2007 this Saturday at the Wolmer Events Arena. The Wolmer Rock Show 10 is a FREE concert and should not be missed!!! After Saturday we will be heading back to the studio to finish the mixing of our new CD. We will also start planning the Official Launch Parties of the new CD that will take place early 2008. At this stage we don't want to give away too much but you can trust that it is going to be a BLAST!!!!

November 2007:

13/11:
VOTE for DD4E on GoZone: Vote for D-Day 4-Ever on the GoZone TV website as your favorite Band. Click Here to Vote. Do it!... DO IT, DO IT, DOO IT NOW!!! Do it... DOOO IT!!!, DO IT NOW!!! DO IT!!!

07/11:
Where have we been?: This seems to be a popular question. It has been quite a while since we updated this page but don't worry we will make it worth the wait!!! So here we go...

Download the Detonator EP FREE: For all our friends on Facebook you can now download full quality tracks from the entire Detonator EP by going to Roy Melville's page and looking under the "My Band" application. Told you we would make-up for our absence!

Wishes: By clicking Here you can listen to a clip of an early mix of the new version of Wishes with Jenna Phillips on guest vocals.

Bootleg Practice?: Just to proof that we haven't been sitting around doing nothing we decided to stick Derius's cellphone in the corner at our last practice. Click Here to listen to a clip of one of the new songs we are working on. Sorry for the low quality but a cell was all we had with us.

American Idol Underground: Breathe form our EP, Detonator, made it onto the American Idol Underground Top TEN list. Visit the site and vote for the track to get it back in the Top TEN and up to Number 1!!!

September 2007:

25/09:
Tempos this Friday: On Friday night (28 Sept) D-DAY 4-EVER, SubRosa, Scarlet Box, Full Frontal and The Mashinist are going to Rock the roof of Tempos!!! Here are some facts to take into consideration: ONE - You get to see 5 (yes 5) killer bands, TWO - There are going to be a lot of give-aways including Tattoo Vouchers, Drink Hampers, CD's and Band Merchandise, THREE - South Africa's World Cup game is only on Sunday and FOUR - It is after payday so you can come PARTY like a monster!!! Be There or be square!!! Click here for a map to Tempos.

23/09:
Wishes: While in the studio over the weekend we finally got to hear the first mix of "Wishes" with Jenna from Scarlet Box on backing vocals. Jenna's voice and the string section we added has really made the song come alive! Thanks Jen!!! You Rock!!!

07/09:
Left Outside first Mix: As we mentioned before "Left Outside" will be the first official single from our new album, "The Hand That's Dealt". Yesterday we finished the first mix of the track at B# Studios. We will spend this weekend listening to the mix and make the final changes to it during next week. As soon as this is done the track will go for mastering and then we can submit it to the radio stations. This mix will also be used as a template for the rest of the album which will speed up the mixing process.

Lost Pieces: We can now confirm that "Pieces" from the demo copy of our new album will be changed to "Lost". This is after a complete lyrical rewrite of the track. Those of you who plan to attend our gig at Tempos on 28 Sept will be lucky enough to be the first people to hear the new version of the track.

New Sponsor: DD4E is proud to welcome Not Sheep to our ever growing family of sponsors. Look out for Not Sheep merchandise at our gigs some time in the near future.

August 2007:

28/08
Shivas Rock this Friday: It has been almost a month since our last gig. During this time we have managed to record all the tracks for our new album but now we are ready to hit the stage again with a vengeance! This Friday (31 Aug) we will be Rocking the hell out of Shivas with our good buds SubRosa. Not only will there be lots of give aways but SubRosa will also launch their debut CD on the night. Make sure to kick off your weekend with a Blast by supporting SA Rock!!!

20/08:
Shivas & Tempos Shows: Our good buds in SubRosa asked to use these shows as a mini launch for their CD. The CD will be on sale at the shows for R60 so make sure to bring some extra cash to buy this awesome CD!

19/08:
The Hand That's Dealt: Today we finished all the vocal tracks. Next step is to start mixing the tracks and then sending them for mastering. "Left Outside" has been chosen as the first single and will be mixed and mastered before the rest of the tracks in order to get it playlisted on radio as soon as possible. The track previously titled "Pieces" will be renamed on the final version of the new album after a complete lyrical rewrite.

17/08:
DD4E doing a duet?: We are very excited to let you know that Jenna from Scarlet Box will be joining us on the new version of Wishes which will be on the new album, "The Hand That's Dealt". Whatch this space for more.

14/08:
A New Look DD4E Website: Well as you can see the new look DD4E website is up-and-running we would like to get your feedback. Feel free to leave your comments on either our MySpace Site or on our Facebook Group.

10/08:
A New Look DD4E Website: The DD4E website is being redone to tie-in with our forthcoming album release, "The Hand That's Dealt". The new site should be live by the middle of next week. The design will be done by Marius du Plooy, who also designed the current site. We hope you guys enjoy it and that it helps get you excited about the new album.

July 2007:

29/07:
The Hand That's Dealt: DD4E will take the first part of August of from gigging to give us time to finish the new album. If everything goes according to plan we hope to launch the new album at the end of September. Watch this space for more info.

22/07:
If you want Blood...(Chambers Show): In case anybody that attended the Chambers Show at Zanzibar was wondering, for my glorious role in headbutting Jaco's guitar during the second last songs of our set I won 4 stitches in my eye and a tetnis shot!!! Hell Yeah!!! Everybody sing along... "If you want Blood, You got It!"

We would just like to thank all our fans and the other bands who helped make it one hell of a Party!!! Also a big shout out to Leon Wolmarans from Six Chambers who organised the whole event.

16/07:
Last Show at Zanzibar!!!: Make sure to catch the Chambers Show there on Saturday 21 July to help us say farewell in Rocking Style. Also playing the night are Scarlet Box, The Machinist and Swartskaap. All four bands playing on the night use Leon Wolmarans from Six Chambers as their official (and only) photographer.

DD4E and NMK: DD4E is happy to announce that we will renew our relationship with Thomas Ackerman and NMK as the Official Drinks promoter at selected shows!!! We are currently looking at which of the NMK brands will best fit in with DD4E. Thomas and his promotion team will also be involved in organizing the Official album launch for "The Hand That's Dealt". Hot ladies serving good booze... What more can you ask for?

June 2007:

27/06:
Zanzibar Closing: What is going on?!?! It seems that all the good venues in Pretoria are closing down!!! It has now been confirmend that Zanzibar will be closing at the end of July. Make sure to catch the Chambers Show there on 21 July to help us say farewell in Rocking Style. Also playing the night are Scarlet Box and Swartskaap. All three bands playing on the night use Leon Wolmarans from Six Chambers as their official (and only) photographer.

Pictures Page: Make sure to check out the Pictures page for some brand new photos of the band!!!

19/06:
Gigs: This Friday will be our first show at the much talked about Cafe Arc. The closing of Nile Crocodile has left a big hole in the Pretoria music scene and hopefully Cafe Arc is the the place to fill that void. With us on the evening are our old friends Rhutz and Prevail.

17/06:
SAmp3.com: Oblivion from our EP, Detonator, has reached the Top 20 downloads on SAmp3.com. Visit the site and listen to the song by clicking Here.!

ABSA Charity Festival: Again thanks to everyone who braved the cold to support not only us but also a good cause!!! It is great to see SA bands willing to do their part for the less fortunate!!!

04/06:
STRAB 07: We would just like to thank everyone that was involved with Strab for a great time! We truly had a blast! I was a great honour for us be able to close the festival and to share the stage with SA music legends like Piet Botha! A special shout out to Conrad for the great sound and to all our fans and friends for braving the freezing cold to watch us!

The Hand That's Dealt: With most the recording done we now need to go and put the finishing touches on the album before we start the mixing. Just the raw tracks are sounding awesome already. This is album is going to blow your minds when it is done!!!

May 2007:

19/05:
The Hand That's Dealt: Things are going great with the recording of the album. We finished all the instrumental tracks today and will start on the vocals next week. If all goes to schedule we are looking at launching the album beginning of July. Watch this space for more updates!

18/05:
Gigs: DD4E will be doing our part for charity by playing the ABSA Youth Day Festival on 16 June at the Tuks Rag Farm. Details of the complete line-up coming soon.

10/05:
DD4E Rocks EA Chart: Thanks to all our fans, DD4E has managed to reach Number 1 on the EA Amplify Community Charts and we also had 10 songs in the Top Tracks Charts. We ask everybody who hasn't registered yet to go to the EA Amplify site by clicking Here and register to vote for us. Thanks again and Respect!!!

07/05:
DD4E on EA Amplify: You can know listen to Demo versions of some of the tracks that will be on our new album, The Hand That's Dealt, as well as download a couple of the Detonatar EP tracks on EA Amplify. Visit the DD4E profile on EA Amplify by clicking Here.

04/05:
The Hand That's Dealt: As you all know by now we are currently busy re-recording the whole album at B# Studios. What a pleasure it is to work with John Paul!!! The man is a true professional and truly one of the best producers in South Africa. Under his suburb guidance Travis managed to record the drum tracks for the WHOLE album in one afternoon!!! Roy is going into the studio to record the bass tracks on Saturday (5 May). If things keep going at this pace we will have completed a Killer album in almost no time!!! We would also like to take this time to thank John Paul for helping us out when we really needed him. Our hats off to you John Paul!!!

Make money from DD4E: You can now make money by becoming an Independent Booking Agent for DD4E. Click Here for more information.

SAmp3.com: Oblivion from our EP, Detonator, has made it onto the SAmp3.com Top 30 List. Visit the site and listen to the song by clicking Here.

Music Clips Page: You can now download the full demo version of "Our Broken World" on our Music Clips Page.

April 2007:

23/04:
Music Clips Page: You can now download two full songs from our Detonator EP on our Music Clips page. We have also added streaming videos for Negative Noise, the Nothing Promo Clip and an accoustic version of Left Outside. Enjoy!!!

20/04:
The Hand That's Dealt: We are devastated to say that the commercial release of THTD will be delayed for a while. Due to unforeseen circumstances we will now have to re-record the whole album with legendary rock producer John Paul Destefani at B# Studios. John Paul recorded our debut EP, Detonator, which received rave reviews not only in South Africa but also in the U.S.A. We are well aware that you have been anxiously waiting for the new album therefore we are wasting no time getting back into the studio. Travis will start on the drum tracks on Sunday and I will record the bass tracks in next week. We would like to apologize to all our fans for this delay but believe us this was out of our hands.

Gigs: We would like to thank everyone who rocked up at Roxy's on Saturday to watch us share the stage with our buds from A New Grey. This was their first show and they blew everybody away!!! Well done guys!!! Keep on Rocking!!!

04/04:
DD4E leaves SquareWave: Yes the rumours are true. DD4E has officially left SquareWave Records. At this point in time we as a band just feel that we have the drive and passion in the band to manage ourselves. All questions and show bookings can be send to roy@d-day.co.za.

The Hand That's Dealt: There seems to be a little bit of confusion regarding the Launch Party we had. The idea behind the show was to have a Pre-Release party in order to give everybody an idea of what was coming. The final commercial version of the CD is currently with John Paul Destefani at B# Studios where he is busy with the final mixing and mastering of the songs. The commercial copy of the CD will also feature the final cover design as well as some additional multi-media features. The commercial launch will take place in cooperation with SAMusic.Co.Za and Music Maker Magazine (Eventurous Productions have also shown an interest to get involved). The date and venue of the launch will be added to the website later. We would like to apologize for the confusion!!!

Gigs: You can catch DD4E next Friday (13 April) at Roxy's in Melville with our buds, A New Grey (make sure to check out their MySpace site at www.myspace.com/anewgrey). The Eventurous Festival that was planned for 21 April at the Voortrekker Monument has now moved to 2 June at the same venue.

DD4E on MySpace: DD4E has finally jumped on the MySpace bandwagon! You can visit our profile by going to www.myspace.com/dday4ever or by clicking Here. Make sure to join our Friends List!

February 2007:

19/02:
The Big Update: With running around getting everything ready for our launch it has been impossible to update the site. Here is all the latest news, finally!

Hear the new Songs: Barney Simon will be the first DJ to play some of the new tracks from "The Hand That's Dealt" on his show on Tuks FM (107.2FM) on Monday night (19 Feb) between 19:00 and 22:00. Make sure to crank up your radio!!!

T.H.T.D Launch: The launch will take place on Sat 24 Feb at Zanzibar. With the launch less than a week away we are glad to confirm that everything is finally ready! The mixing of the album is done, the artwork and cover is at the printers, all the give-aways has been arranged and the band has been practising extra hard to make sure we put on a show that you will never forget!

Copies of "The Hand That's Dealt" will be on sale as well as limited edition launch t-shirts. We are happy to say that we will also have special 'spaghetti strap' shirts for all our lovely lady fans.

DD4E on TV & Radio: On Tues you can tune-in for interviews with DD4E on Tuks FM (107.2FM) at 19:00, Radio TUT (96.2FM) at 21:00 and Barney Simon's show on Radio 2000 (97.5FM) at 22:00. Roy and Jaco will also be taping an episode of Go Rocks with Barney Simon which will include an interview and an accoustic set. Details on the airdate of the episode will be added as soon as we have it.

Gigs: As you can see our schedule is quickly filling up for the year which is GREAT because the is nothing we enjoy more than playing for our fans!!! We are also very excited about being booked for the Strab Music Festival in Mozambique. This will be DD4E's first show outside of South Africa!!!

January 2007:

17/01:
Recording & General: Are you ready?!?! That is right people DD4E are back from holiday and we are READY TO ROCK!!! We have spent the last two weeks finalizing the writing of our new CD as well as recording some of the tracks. Between Derius and Jaco half of the guitar tracks for the album are done. Today Travis recorded all the remaining drum tracks and Monday Roy will record the bass tracks. The rest of next week will be used to record guitars and vocals. By the end of the week the recording of the album should be done at which time we will start mixing and mastering the songs.

Gigs: DD4E's first show for 2007 will be at Thrashers on Sat 3 Feb along with fellow SquareWave Records band InDreams. We are really amped to get back on stage and we promise to make it one Kick Ass Party!!!


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