"Haze" is a song by American

United States

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 nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

 band Korn

Korn

Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...

, written and recorded for the Ubisoft

Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....

 video game Haze

Haze (video game)

Haze is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Free Radical Design and published by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 3. It was released worldwide in May 2008. A demo for Haze was released on the PlayStation Network on May 6, 2008...

. It was released as a digital single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 in the US on April 22, 2008. The game itself was released in May 2008 for the PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

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. Korn posted a blog

Blog

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 on April 23, 2008 stating that those who purchased their untitled album

Untitled Korn album

The untitled eighth studio album by American nu metal band Korn was released on July 31, 2007, through Virgin Records. The standard edition holds thirteen tracks, whereas the deluxe edition holds fourteen...

 would be able to download "Haze" as a free VBR-quality

Variable bitrate

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 MP3

MP3

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 by visiting a certain website. "Haze" was featured as a bonus track

Bonus track

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 on the Australian

Australia

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 re-release of the Untitled album.

Live performance

The song had its live premiere during the encore of the first European Bitch We Have a Problem

Bitch We Have a Problem Tour

-Tour dates:On August 29, 2007, the complete list of cities for the first leg of the tour were released on Korn.com.-First Leg: United States and Canada:* 93X Fest is not actual part of tour...

 concert in Dublin on January 13, 2008 to a positive reception from the audience.

Music video

The video is a live performance of "Haze" spliced with gameplay footage. There is no word regarding whether or not the video will debut on television; so far it has only been released via YouTube

YouTube

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, and the PSN store at HD

High-definition video

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 1080p

1080p

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as a free download.

Mashup contest

Ubisoft and Korn created a video mashup contest on April 28, 2008. The fans of Haze and the fans of Korn were given the opportunity to design the official video for "Haze". The winners were chosen on June 13, 2008, and the user "bootsrfun" on gametrailers.com was the first place winner, which means his entry is now the official "Haze" video. There were also second place, third place, fourth place, and fifth place winners.