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Buckethead

Buckethead is an avant-garde artist from United States formed in 1969. 174 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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174
Releases
1991–2026
Active years
1969
Formed

Discography

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Colma cover

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Colma

1998 · 13 tracks

Singles & EPs

57

Live & compilations

1

Credits

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Records Buckethead worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Collaborators

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Buckethead at a glance

Born in
Huntington Beach
From
United States
Active since
1988
Instruments
piano, guitar, ukulele, synthesizer, banjo, mandolin
Member of
Praxis, Thanatopsis, Giant Robot
Labels
Sony Music, TDRS Music, Serjical Strike Records, Tzadik Records
Educated at
Damien High School

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 40 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists. His music spans such diverse areas as progressive metal, funk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, ambient, and avant-garde music. Buckethead is famous for wearing a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in capital black block letters, and an expressionless plain white mask which, according to Buckethead, was inspired by his seeing Halloween 4. At one point, he changed to a plain white bucket that no longer bore the KFC logo; but subsequently reverted to his trademark KFC bucket. He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances.

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An instrumentalist, Buckethead has received critical acclaim for his electric guitar playing, and is considered one of today's more innovative guitarists. He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" as well as being included in Guitar World's lists of the "25 all-time weirdest guitarists" and is also known for being in the "50 fastest guitarists of all time list". Buckethead performs primarily as a solo artist, though he has collaborated extensively with a wide variety of high profile artists such as Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Bill Moseley, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, That 1 Guy, and was a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004. Buckethead has also written and performed music for major motion pictures, including: Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Last Action Hero, and contributed lead guitar to the track "Firebird" featured on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie soundtrack.

Buckethead in brief

How many Buckethead releases are on Riffiter?
174 releases are catalogued, spanning 1991 to 2026.
When was Buckethead formed?
Buckethead formed in 1969, in United States.
What genre is Buckethead?
Buckethead is catalogued under Avant-Garde.
What is the most recent Buckethead release on Riffiter?
Traverse the Sky, released in 2026.

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