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, 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

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in 2006 alongside

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, Boris, and General Tso. Local media coverage have included a broadcast of a concert on national television, when Colour Haze appeared at

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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.

Members

Current Line Up

* Stefan Koglek -

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, singing, vocals * Mario Oberpucher - bass guitar (2020–present) * Manfred Merwald - Drum kit, drums (1998–present) * Jan Faszbender - keyboard instrument, 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'' CD (1995 David Records) * ''Seven'' CD (1998 "Selfburn" Records) * ''Periscope (album), 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'' 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 (American band), Cactus's "One Way...Or Another" on ''Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again'' (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

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