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Buckethead

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Brian Patrick Carroll, known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist.

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Discography & Previews

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Bucketheadland

1992 · 9 tracks

  1. 1 Welcome to Bucketheadland (Live) ↗ 4:56
  2. 2 Toy Store (Live) ↗ 6:46
  3. 3 Griffin's Spike (Live) ↗ 3:40
  4. 4 The Embalmer (Live) ↗ 4:13
  5. 5 Ghost Host (Live) ↗ 3:12
  6. 6 Botnus (Live) ↗ 4:12
  7. 7 Night of the Slunk (Live) ↗ 6:36
  8. 8 Lebrontron (Live) ↗ 5:11
  9. 9 Slaw (Live) ↗ 5:20

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Giant Robot

1994 · 19 tracks

  1. 1 Doomride ↗ 0:57
  2. 2 Welcome to Bucketheadland ↗ 3:42
  3. 3 I Come In Peace ↗ 6:04
  4. 4 Buckethead's Toy Store ↗ 8:03
  5. 5 Want Some Slaw? ↗ 4:30
  6. 6 Warweb ↗ 3:06
  7. 7 Aquabot ↗ 5:57
  8. 8 Binge and Grab (Instrumental Version) ↗ 5:18
  9. 9 Pure Imagination ↗ 1:49
  10. 10 Buckethead's Chamber of Horrors ↗ 4:49
  11. 11 Onions Onleashed ↗ 2:21
  12. 12 Chicken ↗ 1:07
  13. 13 I Love My Parents ↗ 4:10
  14. 14 Buckethead's TV Show ↗ 3:18
  15. 15 Robot Transmission ↗ 2:59
  16. 16 Pirate's Life for Me ↗ 1:01
  17. 17 Post Office Buddy ↗ 6:41
  18. 18 Star Wars ↗ 1:54
  19. 19 Last Train to Bucketheadland ↗ 5:48

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Giant Robot (NTT release)

1996 · 19 tracks

  1. 1 Doomride ↗ 0:57
  2. 2 Welcome to Bucketheadland ↗ 3:42
  3. 3 I Come In Peace ↗ 6:04
  4. 4 Buckethead's Toy Store ↗ 8:03
  5. 5 Want Some Slaw? ↗ 4:30
  6. 6 Warweb ↗ 3:06
  7. 7 Aquabot ↗ 5:57
  8. 8 Binge and Grab (Instrumental Version) ↗ 5:18
  9. 9 Pure Imagination ↗ 1:49
  10. 10 Buckethead's Chamber of Horrors ↗ 4:49
  11. 11 Onions Onleashed ↗ 2:21
  12. 12 Chicken ↗ 1:07
  13. 13 I Love My Parents ↗ 4:10
  14. 14 Buckethead's TV Show ↗ 3:18
  15. 15 Robot Transmission ↗ 2:59
  16. 16 Pirate's Life for Me ↗ 1:01
  17. 17 Post Office Buddy ↗ 6:41
  18. 18 Star Wars ↗ 1:54
  19. 19 Last Train to Bucketheadland ↗ 5:48

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Colma

1998 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Whitewash ↗ 4:44
  2. 2 For Mom ↗ 5:10
  3. 3 Ghost ↗ 5:29
  4. 4 Hills of Eternity ↗ 5:07
  5. 5 Big Sur Moon ↗ 1:13
  6. 6 Machete ↗ 6:18
  7. 7 Wishing Well ↗ 4:03
  8. 8 Lone Sal Bug ↗ 5:32
  9. 9 Sanctum ↗ 3:42
  10. 10 Wondering ↗ 2:15
  11. 11 Watching the Boats With My Dad ↗ 5:07
  12. 12 Ghost, Pt. 2 ↗ 2:31
  13. 13 Colma ↗ 3:11

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Monsters and Robots

1999 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Jump Man ↗ 4:22
  2. 2 Stick Pit ↗ 3:41
  3. 3 Ballad of Buckethead ↗ 4:00
  4. 4 Sow Thistle ↗ 4:31
  5. 5 Revenge of the Double-Man ↗ 3:34
  6. 6 Night of the Slunk ↗ 5:43
  7. 7 Who Me? ↗ 2:08
  8. 8 Jowls ↗ 4:26
  9. 9 The Shape Vs. Buckethead ↗ 5:40
  10. 10 Stun Operator ↗ 4:17
  11. 11 Scapula ↗ 4:05
  12. 12 Nun Chuka Kata ↗ 4:30

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Electric Tears

2002 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 All In the Waiting ↗ 3:44
  2. 2 Sketches of Spain (for Miles) ↗ 4:04
  3. 3 Padmasana ↗ 11:39
  4. 4 Mustang ↗ 5:38
  5. 5 The Way to Heaven ↗ 5:50
  6. 6 Baptism of Solitude ↗ 6:10
  7. 7 Kansas Storm ↗ 5:33
  8. 8 Datura ↗ 5:39
  9. 9 Mantaray ↗ 4:11
  10. 10 Witches On the Heath ↗ 2:41
  11. 11 Angel Monster ↗ 5:07
  12. 12 Electric Tears ↗ 5:32
  13. 13 Spell of the Gypsies ↗ 5:12

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Bucketheadland 2

2003 · 30 tracks

  1. 1 Welcome ↗ 0:13
  2. 2 Slaughter Zone Entrance ↗ 0:11
  3. 3 The Cobra's Head ↗ 2:59
  4. 4 Transportation Options ↗ 0:51
  5. 5 Machoto Mirago ↗ 3:01
  6. 6 Slaughter Buddies Outside the Revenge Wedge ↗ 0:22
  7. 7 We Cannot Guarantee Bodily Harm ↗ 0:17
  8. 8 John Merrick - Elephant Man Bones Explosion ↗ 4:54
  9. 9 Taxidermy Tots ↗ 0:23
  10. 10 Bloody Rainbow Spiraling Sherbet Scoop ↗ 2:55
  11. 11 Can You Get Past Albert? ↗ 0:28
  12. 12 Vladimir Pocket's Incredible Bloated Skunk Show ↗ 3:11
  13. 13 The Ballad of Inside-Out Face ↗ 1:05
  14. 14 The Battery Cage Brawls ↗ 2:18
  15. 15 Ferris Wheel Apology ↗ 0:08
  16. 16 Can You Help Me? ↗ 1:03
  17. 17 Grimm's Sponsorship ↗ 0:14
  18. 18 Realistic Coop Replica ↗ 0:42
  19. 19 Frozen Brains Tell No Tale ↗ 5:34
  20. 20 Rooster Landing / Lime Time ↗ 2:36
  21. 21 Two Pints ↗ 0:28
  22. 22 Health and Safety Advisory ↗ 2:15
  23. 23 Digger's Don ↗ 3:14
  24. 24 One-Way Ticket to Grab Bag Alley ↗ 0:46
  25. 25 Fun for You ↗ 1:03
  26. 26 Carpal Tunnel Tomb Torker ↗ 3:35
  27. 27 Today's Schedule ↗ 0:08
  28. 28 The Corpse Plower ↗ 3:21
  29. 29 Unemployment Blues ↗ 2:06
  30. 30 Slaughter Zone Exit ↗ 8:16

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Bucketheadland 2

2003 · 30 tracks

  1. 1 Welcome ↗ 0:13
  2. 2 Slaughter Zone Entrance ↗ 0:11
  3. 3 The Cobra's Head ↗ 2:59
  4. 4 Transportation Options ↗ 0:51
  5. 5 Machoto Mirago ↗ 3:01
  6. 6 Slaughter Buddies Outside the Revenge Wedge ↗ 0:22
  7. 7 We Cannot Guarantee Bodily Harm ↗ 0:17
  8. 8 John Merrick - Elephant Man Bones Explosion ↗ 4:54
  9. 9 Taxidermy Tots ↗ 0:23
  10. 10 Bloody Rainbow Spiraling Sherbet Scoop ↗ 2:55
  11. 11 Can You Get Past Albert? ↗ 0:28
  12. 12 Vladimir Pocket's Incredible Bloated Skunk Show ↗ 3:11
  13. 13 The Ballad of Inside-Out Face ↗ 1:05
  14. 14 The Battery Cage Brawls ↗ 2:18
  15. 15 Ferris Wheel Apology ↗ 0:08
  16. 16 Can You Help Me? ↗ 1:03
  17. 17 Grimm's Sponsorship ↗ 0:14
  18. 18 Realistic Coop Replica ↗ 0:42
  19. 19 Frozen Brains Tell No Tale ↗ 5:34
  20. 20 Rooster Landing / Lime Time ↗ 2:36
  21. 21 Two Pints ↗ 0:28
  22. 22 Health and Safety Advisory ↗ 2:15
  23. 23 Digger's Don ↗ 3:14
  24. 24 One-Way Ticket to Grab Bag Alley ↗ 0:46
  25. 25 Fun for You ↗ 1:03
  26. 26 Carpal Tunnel Tomb Torker ↗ 3:35
  27. 27 Today's Schedule ↗ 0:08
  28. 28 The Corpse Plower ↗ 3:21
  29. 29 Unemployment Blues ↗ 2:06
  30. 30 Slaughter Zone Exit ↗ 8:16

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Enter the Chicken

2005 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 Intro ↗ 0:15
  2. 2 We Are One ↗ 4:01
  3. 3 Botnus ↗ 3:24
  4. 4 Three Fingers ↗ 2:58
  5. 5 Running from the Light ↗ 4:43
  6. 6 Coma ↗ 5:39
  7. 7 Waiting Hare ↗ 5:43
  8. 8 Interlude ↗ 0:18
  9. 9 Funbus ↗ 3:26
  10. 10 the Hand ↗ 4:24
  11. 11 Nottingham Lace ↗ 6:33

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Kaleidoscalp

2005 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Frankenseuss Laboratories ↗ 4:34
  2. 2 Stun Pike and the Jack In the Box Head ↗ 4:11
  3. 3 Music Box Innards ↗ 3:46
  4. 4 Breakfast Cyborg ↗ 4:20
  5. 5 The Bronze Bat ↗ 0:38
  6. 6 The Last Ride of the Bozomobile ↗ 2:02
  7. 7 Rack Maintenance ↗ 4:34
  8. 8 The Sticker On Hallucinogens ↗ 1:41
  9. 9 Pylon Shift ↗ 4:31
  10. 10 Citadel ↗ 3:29
  11. 11 The Slunk, The Gutter and the Candlestick Maker ↗ 4:17
  12. 12 The Android of Notre Dame ↗ 3:38
  13. 13 She Sells Sea Shells By the Slaughterhouse ↗ 11:43

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Inbred Mountain

2005 · 7 tracks

  1. 1 In Search of Inbred Mountain ↗ 3:26
  2. 2 Johnny Be Slunk ↗ 8:43
  3. 3 Lotus Island ↗ 6:34
  4. 4 Flock of Slunks ↗ 4:30
  5. 5 Advance to the Summit ↗ 6:03
  6. 6 Plastination Station ↗ 5:47
  7. 7 Escape from Inbred Mountain ↗ 8:21

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Kaleidoscalp

2005 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Frankenseuss Laboratories ↗ 4:34
  2. 2 Stun Pike and the Jack In the Box Head ↗ 4:11
  3. 3 Music Box Innards ↗ 3:46
  4. 4 Breakfast Cyborg ↗ 4:20
  5. 5 The Bronze Bat ↗ 0:38
  6. 6 The Last Ride of the Bozomobile ↗ 2:02
  7. 7 Rack Maintenance ↗ 4:34
  8. 8 The Sticker On Hallucinogens ↗ 1:41
  9. 9 Pylon Shift ↗ 4:31
  10. 10 Citadel ↗ 3:29
  11. 11 The Slunk, The Gutter and the Candlestick Maker ↗ 4:17
  12. 12 The Android of Notre Dame ↗ 3:38
  13. 13 She Sells Sea Shells By the Slaughterhouse ↗ 11:43

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Chicken Noodles

2006 · 4 tracks

  1. 1 Enter Tomorrow ↗ 13:10
  2. 2 Loss from a Distance ↗ 18:04
  3. 3 Sorrow of Discord ↗ 11:31
  4. 4 False Directions ↗ 8:25

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Crime Slunk Scene

2006 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 King James ↗ 3:57
  2. 2 Gory Head Stump 2006 the Pageant of the Slunks ↗ 5:31
  3. 3 The Fairy and the Devil ↗ 2:58
  4. 4 Buddy Berkman's Ballad ↗ 3:40
  5. 5 Mad Monster Party ↗ 3:24
  6. 6 Soothsayer (dedicated to Aunt Suzie) ↗ 9:05
  7. 7 Col. Austin Vs. Col. Sanders A.K.A. Red Track Suit ↗ 3:23
  8. 8 We Can Rebuild Him ↗ 3:37
  9. 9 Electronic Slight of Hand ↗ 2:57
  10. 10 Mecha Gigan ↗ 2:39
  11. 11 Slunk Parade A.K.A. Freaks In the Back ↗ 3:15

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Acoustic Shards

2007 · 15 tracks

  1. 1 For Mom(Early Version) ↗ 2:39
  2. 2 Little Gracie ↗ 3:03
  3. 3 Who Me?(Early Version) ↗ 2:12
  4. 4 Ed's Rhapsody:Midnight Dance:Jars ↗ 2:57
  5. 5 Ganru Island:Saskia's Gone ↗ 2:14
  6. 6 Ghosts Upstairs ↗ 2:41
  7. 7 Spirals ↗ 3:51
  8. 8 Cubes,Chunks,& Crumbles ↗ 3:29
  9. 9 Thugs ↗ 7:40
  10. 10 Dinging:AH-JI-JEE ↗ 2:41
  11. 11 Johnny ↗ 2:20
  12. 12 Stay Out Of The Shed ↗ 3:02
  13. 13 Serape ↗ 1:49
  14. 14 Longing ↗ 10:36
  15. 15 Box Elders ↗ 1:16

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Pepper’s Ghost

2007 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Pepper's Ghost ↗ 5:00
  2. 2 Carpal Tunnel Slug ↗ 3:05
  3. 3 Magua's Scalp ↗ 3:56
  4. 4 Imprint (Dedicated to Takashi Miike) ↗ 4:00
  5. 5 Goblin Shark ↗ 2:20
  6. 6 Brewer In the Air ↗ 3:53
  7. 7 Exit 209 ↗ 3:55
  8. 8 Plankton ↗ 4:14
  9. 9 The Hills Have Headcheese ↗ 3:44
  10. 10 Bag Some Game ↗ 0:56
  11. 11 Towel In the Kitchen ↗ 2:31
  12. 12 Callbox ↗ 4:16
  13. 13 Embalming Plaza ↗ 3:27

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Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot

2007 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Materializing the Disembodied ↗ 2:04
  2. 2 Asylum of Glass ↗ 4:36
  3. 3 Ghost Host ↗ 3:08
  4. 4 Killing Cone ↗ 4:21
  5. 5 Bloodless ↗ 4:06
  6. 6 Checkerboard Incision ↗ 4:02
  7. 7 Circarama ↗ 2:15
  8. 8 Disecto ↗ 2:22
  9. 9 Pickwick's Lost Chapter ↗ 0:33
  10. 10 I Can Only Carry 50 Chickens At a Time ↗ 3:06
  11. 11 Stretching Lighthouse ↗ 3:19
  12. 12 Hall of Scalding Vats ↗ 6:25
  13. 13 Sail On Soothsayer (In Memory of Aunt Susie 1932-2007) ↗ 6:29

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Albino Slug

2008 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 The Redeem Team ↗ 5:01
  2. 2 Siege Engine ↗ 8:12
  3. 3 Pink Eye ↗ 3:24
  4. 4 Dawn At the Deuce ↗ 4:17
  5. 5 Flee Flicker ↗ 2:34
  6. 6 Symmetrical Slug ↗ 2:50
  7. 7 The Bight of Benin ↗ 1:36
  8. 8 Fear of Salt ↗ 2:56
  9. 9 Spooner Arks ↗ 2:43
  10. 10 Electric Bell Blanket ↗ 0:54
  11. 11 Tide Pools ↗ 2:44
  12. 12 Shell Substitutions ↗ 1:51
  13. 13 Forgotten Trail ↗ 8:07

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A Real Diamond in the Rough

2009 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Broken Mirror ↗ 4:14
  2. 2 Big D's Touch ↗ 4:09
  3. 3 Separate Sky ↗ 2:56
  4. 4 Dawn Appears ↗ 3:44
  5. 5 A Real Diamond In the Rough ↗ 4:06
  6. 6 Sundial ↗ 1:02
  7. 7 Squid Ink ↗ 3:03
  8. 8 Four Rivers ↗ 2:36
  9. 9 Allowed to Play ↗ 1:52
  10. 10 Formless Present ↗ 3:42
  11. 11 Squid Ink Part 2 ↗ 0:54
  12. 12 The Miracle of Surrender ↗ 5:35
  13. 13 The Return of Captain E.O. ↗ 3:30

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Needle in a Slunk Stack

2009 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Needle In a Slunk Stack ↗ 4:08
  2. 2 Interview With the Double Man ↗ 4:07
  3. 3 Carcass Cable ↗ 2:44
  4. 4 Next Stop, the Shell ↗ 2:05
  5. 5 Distilled Scalp ↗ 4:55
  6. 6 Furnace ↗ 3:17
  7. 7 Mego Frankenstein ↗ 2:57
  8. 8 Alpha Sea ↗ 2:30
  9. 9 Wormwood's Workshop Part 1 ↗ 3:23
  10. 10 Pythagorus Sled ↗ 0:59
  11. 11 Slunk Smuggler ↗ 1:55
  12. 12 Wormwood's Workshop Part 2 ↗ 4:09
  13. 13 Astral Traveler ↗ 3:08

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Slaughterhouse on the Prairie

2009 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Lebron ↗ 4:31
  2. 2 Lebron's Hammer ↗ 3:41
  3. 3 Blood Bayou ↗ 2:55
  4. 4 Iceman [Tribute to George Gervin] ↗ 2:03
  5. 5 Don't Use Roosts If You Raise Broilers ↗ 3:26
  6. 6 Robot Checkerboard ↗ 4:26
  7. 7 Premonition ↗ 2:40
  8. 8 Crouching Stump Hidden Limb ↗ 3:06
  9. 9 Goat Host ↗ 2:33
  10. 10 The Streching Room ↗ 3:09
  11. 11 Pumpkin Pike ↗ 2:49
  12. 12 Collecting Specimens ↗ 2:44
  13. 13 Rack Maintenance Part 2 ↗ 3:23

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Forensic Follies

2009 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Forensic Follies ↗ 3:52
  2. 2 A-cycle Light-ray Cannons ↗ 6:23
  3. 3 Splinter In a Slunk's Eye ↗ 5:33
  4. 4 Under Sea Scalp ↗ 2:51
  5. 5 Whirlwind ↗ 3:34
  6. 6 Plunger ↗ 3:04
  7. 7 Trunk of the Tree ↗ 2:00
  8. 8 Slunk Shrine ↗ 2:10
  9. 9 Open Coffin Jamboree ↗ 3:15
  10. 10 (I'll Be) Taking Care of Grampa ↗ 2:34
  11. 11 Three Headed Troll ↗ 2:22
  12. 12 Splinter Disection ↗ 2:10
  13. 13 Mannequin Molds ↗ 2:41

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Captain EO’s Voyage

2010 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Captain EO's Voyage ↗ 3:29
  2. 2 Light ↗ 3:50
  3. 3 Infinity Appears ↗ 3:24
  4. 4 Stained Glass Hill ↗ 2:40
  5. 5 Trails of Moondust ↗ 3:39
  6. 6 Star Chasing ↗ 2:57
  7. 7 Dancing the Dream ↗ 3:48
  8. 8 The Siphoning Sequence ↗ 3:55
  9. 9 Chase the Darkness Out ↗ 3:07
  10. 10 Backwards Footprint ↗ 1:56
  11. 11 Tarantula Crossing ↗ 5:25
  12. 12 Tears In the Mirror ↗ 3:33

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Shadows Between the Sky

2010 · 14 tracks

  1. 1 Shadows Between The Sky ↗ 3:01
  2. 2 Inward Journey ↗ 5:12
  3. 3 Chaos of the Unconscious ↗ 3:00
  4. 4 Rim of the World ↗ 2:33
  5. 5 Sea Wall ↗ 2:38
  6. 6 Sled Ride ↗ 3:04
  7. 7 Sunken Statue ↗ 2:35
  8. 8 Cookies for Santa ↗ 3:30
  9. 9 Andrew Henry's Meadow ↗ 2:41
  10. 10 Centrum ↗ 2:26
  11. 11 The Cliff's Stare ↗ 4:40
  12. 12 Greenskeeper ↗ 0:56
  13. 13 Wax Paper ↗ 3:07
  14. 14 Walk On the Moon ↗ 2:45

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3 Foot Clearance

2010 · 13 tracks

  1. 1 Griffin's Spike ↗ 4:07
  2. 2 Rammellzee: Hero of the Abyss ↗ 4:00
  3. 3 Three Headed Guardian ↗ 3:56
  4. 4 Floating Graveyard ↗ 3:18
  5. 5 Ballad of Jerry Mono ↗ 4:56
  6. 6 H.D. Autopsy ↗ 3:18
  7. 7 Droid Hunt ↗ 2:45
  8. 8 Battlefields ↗ 3:11
  9. 9 Handprint Ornament ↗ 2:47
  10. 10 Harpoon the Goon ↗ 2:28
  11. 11 Critical Leg Assignment ↗ 2:34
  12. 12 Siamese Butterfly ↗ 1:54
  13. 13 X-Ray ↗ 0:49

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It’s Alive

2011 · 8 tracks

  1. 1 Lebrontron ↗ 6:22
  2. 2 Tonka ↗ 3:16
  3. 3 Peeling Out ↗ 0:15
  4. 4 Barnyard Banties ↗ 2:27
  5. 5 Crack the Sky ↗ 5:06
  6. 6 The Hatch ↗ 3:59
  7. 7 Brooding Peeps ↗ 4:52
  8. 8 Picking the Feathers ↗ 4:40

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Look Up There

2011 · 2 tracks

  1. 1 Golden Eyes ↗ 10:49
  2. 2 Look Up There ↗ 21:38

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Empty Space

2011 · 10 tracks

  1. 1 Comb and Wattlles ↗ 3:20
  2. 2 Wormers ↗ 3:22
  3. 3 Empty Space ↗ 4:22
  4. 4 Dummy Egg ↗ 2:56
  5. 5 Pullets ↗ 4:42
  6. 6 Perched ↗ 3:19
  7. 7 Hatched ↗ 3:22
  8. 8 Portable Pen ↗ 2:23
  9. 9 Leghorn ↗ 3:02
  10. 10 Scrape the Dirt Off ↗ 1:12

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Underground Chamber

2011 · 10 tracks

  1. 1 Underground Chamber Part 1 ↗ 2:14
  2. 2 Underground Chamber Part 2 ↗ 2:33
  3. 3 Underground Chamber Part 3 ↗ 3:32
  4. 4 Underground Chamber Part 4 ↗ 3:26
  5. 5 Underground Chamber Part 5 ↗ 2:29
  6. 6 Underground Chamber Part 6 ↗ 2:51
  7. 7 Underground Chamber Part 7 ↗ 1:41
  8. 8 Underground Chamber Part 8 ↗ 2:42
  9. 9 Underground Chamber Part 9 ↗ 4:28
  10. 10 Underground Chamber Part 10 ↗ 4:51

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March of the Slunks

2012 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 Magellan's Maze ↗ 2:57
  2. 2 Burying Toys ↗ 2:12
  3. 3 Malbert's Strut ↗ 3:18
  4. 4 Happy Landing ↗ 2:20
  5. 5 The Robot Who Lost Its Head ↗ 3:58
  6. 6 Thud ↗ 1:40
  7. 7 Satellite Invaders ↗ 3:10
  8. 8 The Other Side of the Island ↗ 2:43
  9. 9 Ghost Coop ↗ 3:26
  10. 10 The Raid ↗ 3:05
  11. 11 Vault ↗ 1:52

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Balloon Cement

2012 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Balloon Cement ↗ 3:07
  2. 2 Red Water Colors ↗ 3:47
  3. 3 Transport Void ↗ 0:46
  4. 4 Thistle Museum ↗ 0:46
  5. 5 Alligator Eye Viewer ↗ 1:59
  6. 6 Veil of Tinfoil ↗ 4:35
  7. 7 Chestplate ↗ 1:18
  8. 8 Vast Mound ↗ 2:06
  9. 9 Replacement Nail ↗ 4:12
  10. 10 Shatter Shell ↗ 5:02
  11. 11 Bridge to Borg ↗ 0:55
  12. 12 Evaporate ↗ 1:38

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The Silent Picture Book

2012 · 9 tracks

  1. 1 Dweller by the Dark Stream ↗ 2:45
  2. 2 Blind Cyclops ↗ 4:09
  3. 3 Flea Market ↗ 3:29
  4. 4 Three Steps ↗ 2:52
  5. 5 Beam of Omega ↗ 3:04
  6. 6 Whirlibird ↗ 3:01
  7. 7 Ropelight ↗ 2:45
  8. 8 Flashes ↗ 1:06
  9. 9 Melting Man Part 2 ↗ 6:38

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Electric Sea

2012 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 Electric Sea ↗ 6:27
  2. 2 Beyond the Knowing ↗ 3:55
  3. 3 Swomee Swan ↗ 4:46
  4. 4 Point Doom ↗ 5:15
  5. 5 El Indio ↗ 7:20
  6. 6 La Wally ↗ 3:49
  7. 7 La Gavotte ↗ 2:54
  8. 8 Bachethead ↗ 2:07
  9. 9 Yokohama ↗ 2:54
  10. 10 Gateless Gate ↗ 1:59
  11. 11 The Homing Beacon ↗ 6:54

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Racks

2012 · 10 tracks

  1. 1 The Snow Rabbit ↗ 3:23
  2. 2 Telekinite ↗ 2:58
  3. 3 Asbury Park Boardwalk ↗ 3:15
  4. 4 Castle of Dr. Cadaver ↗ 2:24
  5. 5 Sunbursts ↗ 3:41
  6. 6 Chamber of Slunks ↗ 1:18
  7. 7 Spiderwall ↗ 1:19
  8. 8 Coffin for a Penny ↗ 2:00
  9. 9 Fomahaut ↗ 2:07
  10. 10 The Patrolman ↗ 7:30

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The Shores of Molokai

2012 · 11 tracks

  1. 1 Intro ↗ 0:49
  2. 2 The Shores of Molokai ↗ 4:18
  3. 3 The 5 Masters of Decapitation ↗ 3:58
  4. 4 Henry's New Home ↗ 2:15
  5. 5 Counter Clockwise ↗ 2:23
  6. 6 Stumps on Stilts ↗ 2:58
  7. 7 Mannequins Are My Friend ↗ 2:13
  8. 8 Smile Without a Face ↗ 2:54
  9. 9 Hatchet ↗ 4:45
  10. 10 Thermal Exhaust Port ↗ 2:35
  11. 11 Melting Man ↗ 2:31

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The Mark of Davis

2013 · 8 tracks

  1. 1 Ricochet ↗ 4:42
  2. 2 Nebula ↗ 2:13
  3. 3 The Canals ↗ 3:45
  4. 4 Chickephant ↗ 10:29
  5. 5 Dry Ice Screeches ↗ 1:42
  6. 6 Death Star Surface ↗ 3:10
  7. 7 Tree of Lanterns ↗ 4:58
  8. 8 Elephicken ↗ 0:51

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Forgotten Library

2013 · 7 tracks

  1. 1 Disintergration ↗ 4:58
  2. 2 Corpse Be Animated ↗ 3:42
  3. 3 Faded from View ↗ 8:47
  4. 4 Yellowed Pages ↗ 1:42
  5. 5 Beginning Putrification ↗ 6:08
  6. 6 Decay ↗ 4:28
  7. 7 Forgetten Library ↗ 1:29

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The Boiling Pond

2013 · 10 tracks

  1. 1 The Boiling Pond ↗ 4:36
  2. 2 Conductor ↗ 3:03
  3. 3 Ancestors ↗ 3:56
  4. 4 Piledriver Impact ↗ 2:32
  5. 5 Subterranean ↗ 4:03
  6. 6 Punmul ↗ 1:08
  7. 7 Flesh Tearing Cliffs ↗ 3:05
  8. 8 Life of a Fly ↗ 3:04
  9. 9 Screaming Skull ↗ 1:07
  10. 10 Subterranean Part 2 ↗ 3:13

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View Master

2013 · 12 tracks

  1. 1 Puzzle Box ↗ 1:30
  2. 2 Ran ↗ 2:18
  3. 3 Pullout Drawer ↗ 1:56
  4. 4 Early Coin ↗ 2:08
  5. 5 View Master ↗ 3:18
  6. 6 First Day of Autumn ↗ 1:02
  7. 7 Find ↗ 5:33
  8. 8 Dragon Shield ↗ 2:24
  9. 9 Big Little Book ↗ 1:43
  10. 10 Stock ↗ 1:42
  11. 11 Toys of Jupiter ↗ 1:03
  12. 12 Learn Circle ↗ 5:31

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Albums
39 albums
  1. Bucketheadland
    Buckethead
    1992
    9 tracks
  2. Giant Robot
    Buckethead
    1994
    19 tracks
  3. Giant Robot (NTT release)
    Buckethead
    1996
    19 tracks
  4. Colma
    Buckethead
    1998
    13 tracks
  5. Monsters and Robots
    Buckethead
    1999
    12 tracks
  6. Electric Tears
    Buckethead
    2002
    13 tracks
  7. Bucketheadland 2
    Buckethead
    2003
    30 tracks
  8. Bucketheadland 2
    Buckethead
    2003
    30 tracks
  9. Enter the Chicken
    Buckethead
    2005
    11 tracks
  10. Kaleidoscalp
    Buckethead
    2005
    13 tracks
  11. Inbred Mountain
    Buckethead
    2005
    7 tracks
  12. Kaleidoscalp
    Buckethead
    2005
    13 tracks
  13. Chicken Noodles
    Buckethead
    2006
    4 tracks
  14. Crime Slunk Scene
    Buckethead
    2006
    11 tracks
  15. Acoustic Shards
    Buckethead
    2007
    15 tracks
  16. Pepper’s Ghost
    Buckethead
    2007
    13 tracks
  17. Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot
    Buckethead
    2007
    13 tracks
  18. Albino Slug
    Buckethead
    2008
    13 tracks
  19. A Real Diamond in the Rough
    Buckethead
    2009
    13 tracks
  20. Needle in a Slunk Stack
    Buckethead
    2009
    13 tracks
  21. Slaughterhouse on the Prairie
    Buckethead
    2009
    13 tracks
  22. Forensic Follies
    Buckethead
    2009
    13 tracks
  23. Captain EO’s Voyage
    Buckethead
    2010
    12 tracks
  24. Shadows Between the Sky
    Buckethead
    2010
    14 tracks
  25. 3 Foot Clearance
    Buckethead
    2010
    13 tracks
  26. It’s Alive
    Buckethead
    2011
    8 tracks
  27. Look Up There
    Buckethead
    2011
    2 tracks
  28. Empty Space
    Buckethead
    2011
    10 tracks
  29. Underground Chamber
    Buckethead
    2011
    10 tracks
  30. March of the Slunks
    Buckethead
    2012
    11 tracks
  31. Balloon Cement
    Buckethead
    2012
    12 tracks
  32. The Silent Picture Book
    Buckethead
    2012
    9 tracks
  33. Electric Sea
    Buckethead
    2012
    11 tracks
  34. Racks
    Buckethead
    2012
    10 tracks
  35. The Shores of Molokai
    Buckethead
    2012
    11 tracks
  36. The Mark of Davis
    Buckethead
    2013
    8 tracks
  37. Forgotten Library
    Buckethead
    2013
    7 tracks
  38. The Boiling Pond
    Buckethead
    2013
    10 tracks
  39. View Master
    Buckethead
    2013
    12 tracks

Deep Dive

Overview

Buckethead is an American guitarist and experimental rock musician whose work spans noise rock, hard rock, and avant-garde instrumentation. Since his debut in 1992, he has established himself as one of the most prolific and technically uncompromising solo artists in rock, releasing dozens of albums that blur genre boundaries through intricate guitar work, sampling, and conceptual frameworks. His approach to the instrument—combining speed, precision, and textural experimentation—has positioned him as a distinctive voice in post-1990s rock music, independent of mainstream commercial expectation.

Formation Story

Buckethead’s emergence as a solo artist coincided with the early 1990s experimental rock scene, a period marked by increasing accessibility to recording technology and the growth of independent record labels focused on avant-garde and noise-oriented work. His entry into the recorded realm came through John Zorn’s Japanese label, Avant Records, which released his debut, Bucketheadland, in 1992. This foundational release established the conceptual and sonic framework that would define much of his subsequent work: technically demanding guitar performance married to surrealist imagery and thematic coherence. The decision to build a body of work around invented narratives and fictional constructs—rather than conventional songwriting rooted in personal biography—set the stage for three decades of prolific, genre-resistant creation.

Breakthrough Moment

Buckethead’s earliest albums consolidated his reputation within the experimental and avant-garde rock community. Bucketheadland (1992) introduced listeners to his core aesthetic: fractured song structures, rapid-fire technical solos, and conceptual thematics centered on a fictional amusement park. The album’s division into distinct sonic “areas” of the park—reinforced by sampled dialogue and effects from the 1960s Japanese television series Giant Robot—demonstrated an artist uninterested in conventional song forms. Following releases like Octave of the Holy Innocents (1993) and Giant Robot (1994) deepened this approach, establishing him as a figure of serious experimental intent within underground rock circles rather than a mainstream breakthrough artist. By the mid-1990s, his prolific output and consistent conceptual rigor had secured his position as a significant voice in noise rock and experimental music, even as wider commercial recognition remained limited.

Peak Era

The period from 1998 to 2007 marked Buckethead’s most fertile creative stretch, yielding some of his most substantial and thematically cohesive work. Albums such as Colma (1998), Monsters and Robots (1999), Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse (2001), and Electric Tears (2002) demonstrated increasing refinement in production and compositional approach. The mid-2000s saw an acceleration in output, with releases like Crime Slunk Scene (2006), Pepper’s Ghost (2007), and The Dragons of Eden (2008) showcasing his ability to balance virtuosic guitar performance with ambient textures and noise elements. Throughout this period, Buckethead maintained an almost industrial rate of release—sometimes issuing multiple albums per year—while preserving conceptual and sonic distinctiveness across projects. This era established him not merely as a technically exceptional guitarist, but as a serious composer and sound architect working at the margins of rock music.

Musical Style

Buckethead’s guitar work is characterized by extreme technical facility, combining rapid legato passages, hammer-ons, and intricate fingerpicking with extensive use of effects processing and sampling. His approach is rooted in hard rock and metal virtuosity but extends into noise, ambient, and experimental territories where melody and conventional harmonic structure dissolve into textural abstraction. Production-wise, his albums frequently employ layered, densely processed guitar tones, non-traditional percussion elements, and vocal samples—particularly dialogue extracted from film and television—that function as structural or thematic anchors rather than narrative clarifications. The conceptual framing of his work, organized around fictional narratives and imagined spaces, distinguishes his practice from conventional instrumental rock. Stylistically, Buckethead operates across a spectrum from relatively structured hard-rock songs to soundscape-oriented pieces composed largely of effects and processed guitar, reflecting an artist more invested in sonic exploration than genre maintenance.

Major Albums

Bucketheadland (1992)

Buckethead’s debut and conceptual anchor, structured as a tour through a fictional amusement park. Establishes his signature blend of technical guitar, sampled dialogue from Giant Robot, and surrealist thematic organization.

Colma (1998)

A substantial release demonstrating maturation in compositional structure and production quality, marking a peak in his mid-period creative output.

Electric Tears (2002)

A departure emphasizing ambient textures and cleaner guitar tones, showcasing his ability to work in quieter, more introspective sonic registers without sacrificing technical precision.

Crime Slunk Scene (2006)

A notable entry from his extraordinarily prolific mid-2000s phase, exemplifying his consistent synthesis of noise rock, hard rock, and experimental approaches.

Bucketheadland 2 (2003)

A sequel to his 1992 debut, revisiting and expanding the conceptual universe of the original while incorporating production and compositional advances from over a decade of work.

The Dragons of Eden (2008)

A substantial project representing the continued refinement of his prolific late-2000s output, maintaining thematic and sonic ambition across its duration.

Signature Songs

  • Soothsayer — A compositionally distinct entry showcasing dynamic range from quiet passages to explosive, technically demanding climaxes.
  • Jordan — Demonstrates his ability to craft guitar-driven pieces with melodic clarity amid experimental production choices.
  • Spokes for the Wheel of Inventions — Exemplifies the fusion of hard rock virtuosity with textural and conceptual experimentation central to his practice.
  • Electric Tears — Reflects his capacity to work in introspective, ambient registers while maintaining instrumental sophistication.

Influence on Rock

Buckethead’s sustained practice has established a template for prolific, independently-minded guitarists operating outside mainstream rock structures. His refusal to pursue conventional song forms, combined with technical rigor and conceptual ambition, demonstrated that noise rock and experimental music could sustain serious artistic careers without mass-market appeal. The sheer volume of his output—releasing multiple albums annually throughout the 2000s and 2010s—has influenced younger experimenters’ approaches to prolific creation and self-directed distribution. His willingness to operate across hard rock virtuosity, noise, and ambient textures has loosened genre boundaries for guitarists seeking to work across multiple idioms without compromise. Though never a mainstream figure, Buckethead’s consistent practice has made him a touchstone for musicians engaged in experimental rock’s margins, demonstrating that technical mastery and conceptual rigor need not serve commercial ends.

Legacy

Buckethead’s legacy rests on three decades of uncompromising artistic output and a body of work numbering in the dozens of albums. His approach—built on technical facility, conceptual frameworks, and refusal to conform to commercial expectations—has secured his position as a significant figure in experimental and noise rock even as mainstream recognition has remained limited. The sheer prolific nature of his catalog, coupled with his consistent thematic and sonic ambition, has established him as a model of independent artistic practice within rock music. His continued activity and releases into the 2020s demonstrate a commitment to exploration and creation without pause or revision toward accessibility. Buckethead’s influence extends primarily through underground and experimental rock circles, where his work serves as evidence that rock guitar—historically a vehicle for commercial success—can be redirected entirely toward artistic experimentation.

Fun Facts

  • Buckethead’s prolific output included multiple album releases per year during the 2000s and 2010s, establishing one of the most expansive discographies in rock music.
  • His conceptual framework often centers on fictional constructs and imagined spaces, including the recurring Bucketheadland universe first introduced on his 1992 debut.
  • Albums frequently employ samples and dialogue drawn from non-musical sources, particularly vintage television, integrating pop culture ephemera into experimental rock contexts.
  • His work spans a remarkable range of sonic textures, from aggressive noise rock to ambient and atmospheric guitar work, often within single albums or projects.