Colour Haze is a
stoner/
psychedelic rock
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group from
Munich,
Germany, consisting of singer and guitarist Stefan Koglek, drummer Manfred Merwald, bassist Mario Oberpucher and keyboardist Jan Faszbender.
Formed in the mid-nineties, Colour Haze is one of the oldest German stoner outfits, and have since then become one of the flagships of the German stoner rock scene. Tours of the band have included headline spots at smaller national and international rock festivals, such as the
U.S. festival
Emissions from the Monolith in 2006 alongside
Orange Goblin,
Boris
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, and
General Tso. Local media coverage have included a broadcast of a concert on national television, when Colour Haze appeared at
Rockpalast in 2007.
Emerging from a sound heavily influenced by Kyuss on their first records, they moved away from a heavy to a more melodic sound, e.g. on their album ''All'' (2008), as remarked by Denmark's LowCut webzine.
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Members
Current Line Up
* Stefan Koglek -
guitar,
vocals
* Mario Oberpucher -
bass guitar (2020–present)
* Manfred Merwald -
drums
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(1998–present)
* Jan Faszbender -
keyboards (2018–present)
Former Members
* Tim Höfer - Drums (1994–1997)
* Christian Wiesner - bass guitar (1994–1998)
* Felix Neuenhoff - vocals (1997–1999)
* Philipp Rasthofer - bass guitar (1998–2020)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Chopping Machine
''Chopping Machine'' is the debut album by the stoner rock band Colour Haze
Colour Haze is a stoner/ psychedelic rock group from Munich, Germany, consisting of singer and guitarist Stefan Koglek, drummer Manfred Merwald, bassist Mario Oberpu ...
'' CD (1995 David Records)
* ''Seven'' CD (1998 "Selfburn" Records)
* ''
Periscope'' CD (1999 Toaster Records)
* ''CO2'' LP/CD (2000 Homegrown Records/MonsterZeroRecords)
* ''Ewige Blumenkraft'' LP/CD (2001 MonsterZeroRecords)
* ''Los Sounds de Krauts'' LP/CD (2003 Nasoni Records/Elektrohasch Records)
* ''Colour Haze'' LP/CD (2004 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''Tempel'' LP/CD (2006 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''All'' LP/CD (2008 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''She Said'' LP/CD (2012 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''To The Highest Gods We Know'' LP/CD (2014 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''In Her Garden'' LP/CD (2017 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''We Are'' LP/CD (2019 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''Sacred'' LP/CD (2022 Elektrohasch Records)
Live albums
* ''Burg Herzberg Festival 18. Juli 2008'' DCD (2009 Herzbergverlag)
* ''Live Vol.1 - Europa Tournee 2015'' 2CD/3LP ltd (2016 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''Live Vol.2 - Live At Duna Jam 2007'' 2CD/2LP (2019 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''Live Vol.3 2020'' LP (2022 Elektrohasch Records)
Reissue
* ''Periscope'' LP/CD (2003 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''2004 Extended Play'' LP/CD (2022 Elektrohasch Records)
EPs
* ''Colour Haze/Color Cacas'' Swamp Room Single Club Split 7 inch (2001 Swamp Room Records)
* ''Colour Haze/Gas Giant'' Split 7 inch (2004 Elektrohasch Records)
* ''Colour Haze/
Hypnos 69
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'' Split 10 inch (2004 Elektrohasch Records)
Video
* ''Live At The Himmelreich 23.03.2002'' VHS (2002 Self Released)
Compilation appearances
* "Pulse" on ''A Tribute to Mr. Betonohr'' (2002)
* A cover of
Cactus's "One Way...Or Another" on ''
Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again
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'' (2006
Small Stone Records)
* The Psychedelic Avengers and the Curse of the Universe (Fünfundvierzig 2004, 148)
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Notes
External links
*
Colour Haze - Live at Crossroads Festival (October 18, 2007)on
Rockpalast
German rock music groups
German stoner rock musical groups
German psychedelic rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1994
1994 establishments in Germany
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