Manfred Merwald is the drummer of German stoner and psych rock band Colour Haze from Munich. He has played in the band since 1998 and, alongside singer-guitarist Stefan Koglek, is its longest-serving member. His drumming is often described as jazzy and energetic, and he has appeared on every Colour Haze album since "Periscope" (1999). The band, now rounded out by bassist Mario Oberpucher and keyboardist Jan Faszbender, has been a fixture of Germany's heavy psychedelic underground for more than three decades.
Colour Haze started the 'Karma Haze' tour in April 2026 together with My Sleeping Karma and announced at the same time that the band would go to the studio in Hamburg in May 2026 to record a new double album with four long tracks.
Colour Haze is booked for two Danish concerts: Stengade in Copenhagen on February 23 as part of the Vinterjazz festival and Skråen in Aalborg the day after.
In 2025 the band re-released the album "To the Highest Gods We Know" in a reworked version in connection with a tour celebrating Colour Haze's 30th anniversary.
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