Buckethead
Buckethead performing live, April 2006
Background information
Birth name	Brian Carroll
Also known as	Buckethead, Death Cube K
Genre(s)	Avant-garde music, jazz fusion, funk, instrumental rock, hard rock, progressive metal, various others
Occupation(s)	Musician, guitarist, songwriter, bassist, drummer, pianist, banjoist
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, drums, banjo, piano/keyboards, ukulele, organ, violin, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, gong
Years active	1988–present
Associated acts	Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, Deli Creeps, Science Faxtion, Cornbugs, El Stew, Arcana, Thanatopsis
Website	Bucketheadland
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul Jackson Y2KV

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Thanatopsis is an Instrumental Jazz fusion band consisting of Buckethead on Guitars Travis Dickerson on keyboards and Ramy The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s The King V is a V-shaped Electric guitar made by Jackson Guitars based on the Gibson Flying V as well as the Jackson Randy Rhoads model The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance He is known for wearing a white plastic mask and a KFC bucket on his head while performing. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky.

He is a prolific composer, having released 38 solo albums and performed on over 50 more. He has also made a guest appearance on 44 different albums from various artists. His music spans across diverse areas such as thrash metal, funk, electronica, jazz and avant-garde music. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Avant-garde music is a subjective term that can be used in different ways

Although a multi-instrumentalist, Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing, characterized by diverse playing styles spanning thrash guitar, fingerpicking, and slap guitar. A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the Guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips fingernails or picks attached to fingers as opposed to Guitar One voted him number 8 on a list of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time". ^[3]

Buckethead now works primarily as a solo artist and touring the United States with a trio. He has had a wide variety of high profile collaborations with such artists as Les Claypool, Tony Williams, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Serj Tankian, Guns N' Roses, Saul Williams, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen and with Bill Laswell on Praxis. Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Anthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams ( December 12, 1945 &ndash February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American poet writer actor and musician known for his blend of Poetry and Alternative hip-hop Michael Allan Patton (born January 27 1968) is an American singer Songwriter, Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Video Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project

Buckethead also has a career writing and performing music for major motion pictures. Some of the films he has worked on include: Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Last Action Hero and the soundtrack of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. Saw II Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the Soundtrack for the film Saw II. Ghosts of Mars (also known as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars) is a 2001 movie directed by John Carpenter, which in its basic themes is Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 comedy Film starring Chris Farley as a bumbling Ninja in Beverly Hills. Mortal Kombat Soundtrack is a compilation album featuring music by different artists to accompany the movie Mortal Kombat. Mortal Kombat Annihilation Soundtrack is a compilation album featuring music inspired by different artists to accompany the movie Mortal Kombat Annihilation Last Action Hero is a 1993 action comedy Film directed by John McTiernan. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie Original Soundtrack Album is the licened soundtrack to the 1995 Twentieth Century Fox film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Career

1988–1994

In 1988, Buckethead entered a song called "Brazos" into a Guitar Player Magazine contest; it was a runner up, This is what was said about him: Buckethead has a KFC bucket on his head and a hockey mask

In the same year the editor of Guitar Player Magazine, Jas Obrecht came to know of Buckethead when Brian and his parents left a demo at the magazine's reception desk for Obrecht. Impressed with his demo recording he rushed into the restaurant where Buckethead and his parents were having lunch and encouraged him to make the most of his talent,^[4] they soon became friends. Jas, in his introductory note for the Young Buckethead DVDs, says that Brian was around 16 at that point, placing his year of birth at roughly 1972. Young Buckethead Vol 1 is a DVD made by Buckethead and released in 2006 by Jas Obrecht 's label Avabella In 1991 Buckethead moved into Obrecht's basement (this is also where the "Buckethead in the Basement" footage for the Young Buckethead DVD was filmed). Young Buckethead Vol 1 is a DVD made by Buckethead and released in 2006 by Jas Obrecht 's label Avabella The song "Brazos" was eventually released on the 1991 demo tape of his band Deli Creeps, titled "Tribal Rites", and again as bonus material in Buckethead's Secret Recipe DVD in 2006. The Deli Creeps are an Experimental rock band consisting of Maximum Bob on vocals Buckethead on guitar Dan Monti on bass and Pinchface on drums

After the 2 demo tapes, Buckethead released Bucketheadland on John Zorn's Avant record label in 1992. Bucketheadland is the debut album by musician Buckethead, released on John Zorn's Japanese record label Avant in 1992 (see John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Though available only as a pricey Japanese import, the record received positive reviews and earned some attention. At about this time, Buckethead fell into the orbit of prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell (himself an occasional Zorn collaborator); as either a performer, producer or composer, Buckethead was introduced to Laswell with the help of the drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia who gave Laswell a video of Buckethead playing in his room^[5]. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and Laswell was involved in many of the albums listed in the discography below, and Buckethead made many more appearances on albums by Laswell's collaborators.

In 1992 Buckethead, with Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Bryan "Brain" Mantia, formed the supergroup, Praxis. George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project Their first album Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), released in 1992, was well received. Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis is the first album by Bill Laswell 's everchanging "supergroup" Praxis. The project was Bill Laswell's concept, and has since involved other guests such as Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Les Claypool of Primus, among others. Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Buckethead did not participate in all the albums.

1994–1995

Death Cube K is an anagram of "Buckethead" he created by Tom "Doc" Darter to circumvent legal complications with Sony Records. An anagram ( Greek anagramma 'letters written anew' passive participle of ana- 'again' + gramma 'letter' is a type of Word play About his style, Buckethead answers in his FAQ:

Many believe, however, that Death Cube K is a separate entity that looks like a photographic negative version of Buckethead with a "black chrome mask, like Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker Darth Vader is a fictional character in George Lucas ' Science fiction saga Star Wars. " This apparition haunts Buckethead and appears in his nightmares.

– ^[6]

Science fiction author, William Gibson later borrowed "Death Cube K" as the name of a bar in his novel Idoru (1996). William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre Idoru redirects here For the Japanese phenomenon see Japanese idol. Gibson explained the reference in an interview for Addicted To Noise:

Also in 1994, Buckethead released his second studio album entitled Giant Robot which features many guest appearances by artists such as Iggy Pop and Bill Moseley, the name of the album came from the Japanese series Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot of which Buckethead is a fan. Giant Robot is the second studio album by Buckethead (not to be confused with the album of the same name released by Buckethead's band Giant Robot with NTT Records James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter William Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film Actor and Musician who has starred in a number of Cult classic is a Manga and Tokusatsu series created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. ^[7]

According to Anthony Kiedis' autobiography, Scar Tissue, Buckethead once auditioned to play guitar for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, shortly after John Frusciante left the band, without having heard any of their songs. Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Scar Tissue is the autobiography of Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis. Red Hot Chili Peppers are John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer The band's bassist Flea told that:

When he finished the band applauded raucously. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player He was "sweet and normal," but they wanted someone ". . . who could also kick a groove"

– ^[8].

1995–1998

In 1995, Buckethead didn't release any solo albums, but between 1995 and 1998 he collaborated with several artists like Jonas Hellborg and Michael Shrieve in the album Octave of the Holy Innocents and Bill Laswell in Ambient Compendium. Jonas Hellborg (born June 7, 1958) is a Swedish Bass guitarist He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Ustad Sultan Khan Michael Shrieve (born July 6 1949, in San Francisco) is a US Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem Also during that time Buckethead collaborated in several movie soundtracks like Johnny Mnemonic, Mortal Kombat. Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 Cyberpunk Film, loosely based on the short story of the same name by William Gibson, in which Mortal Kombat Soundtrack is a compilation album featuring music by different artists to accompany the movie Mortal Kombat.

Later in 1996, Buckethead released a solo album called Day of the Robot with the collaboration of DJ Ninj and another album in a small label called NTT Records, called Giant Robot with the collaboration of Brain, both are out of print. Day of the Robot is the third studio album by Buckethead. Known as his ' Jungle ' album due to the presence of UK 'Beat Scientist' DJ Ninj Giant Robot was an Album by the band Giant Robot led by guitarist Buckethead; the album was released in 1996. Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and

In 1997 Buckethead began work on the album titled Buckethead Plays Disney, but the album has never been released. According to his web page:

This highly anticipated album, once listed in an Avant catalog, has yet to be completed. It is Buckethead's most precious personal project so he won't record or release it until he knows he is ready.

– ^[9]

Also in the same year Buckethead continued to collaborate on Movie Soundtracks like Beverly Hills Ninja and the sequel of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, also in this year Buckethead joined praxis and released 2 albums Transmutation Live and Live in Poland. Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 comedy Film starring Chris Farley as a bumbling Ninja in Beverly Hills. Mortal Kombat Annihilation Soundtrack is a compilation album featuring music inspired by different artists to accompany the movie Mortal Kombat Annihilation Transmutation Live is a live album compiled from a live performance in Zurich, Switzerland, in the summer of 1996 Live in Poland is the first live album made by the supergroup Praxis released in 1997

Death Cube K released an album that year called Disembodied. Disembodied is Buckethead 's second album under the name Death Cube K (an anagram for Buckethead)

Buckethead in 1998 released Colma, an album dedicated to his mother who was sick during this time. Colma is Buckethead 's fourth studio album released March 24 1998, by CyberOctave records ^[10]

1998–2004

In 1999, Buckethead released his fifth album, a collaboration with Les Claypool from the band Primus entitled Monsters and Robots, currently the best-selling album of his career. Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Monsters and Robots is Buckethead 's fifth studio album released April 20 1999, by Higher Octave records ^[11]

Buckethead performing live

Also this year Buckethead started 3 new projects, the first is called Cornbugs with Bill Moseley, Pinchface, and Travis Dickerson, they released their first album called Spot the Psycho. Cornbugs was a band consisting of Chop Top ( Bill Moseley) on vocals Buckethead on guitar Pinchface on drums and Travis Dickerson William Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film Actor and Musician who has starred in a number of Cult classic Biography Aka Pinch Pinchy Karl RAJI I Am The King Buns Of Steel Pincher Spot The Psycho is the first album by the Cornbugs, featuring Buckethead, Bill "Choptop" Moseley and Pinchface. Another project is called Cobra Strike with Pinchface, "Brain", DJ Disk, and Bill Laswell, they released the album 13th Scroll. Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem The last project was with the actor Viggo Mortensen and released 3 albums called One Man's Meat , One Less Thing to Worry About , and The Other Parade. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie

In 1999 Death Cube K released an album entitled Tunnel. Tunnel is Buckethead 's third album under the name Death Cube K (an anagram for Buckethead)

Buckethead achieved a higher public profile as a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004; however, the band only toured in 2001 and 2002 during this era. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Guns N' Roses response to Buckethead's departure was:

During his tenure with the band, Buckethead has been inconsistent and erratic in both his behavior and his commitment, despite being under contract, creating uncertainty and confusion and making it virtually impossible to move forward with recording, rehearsals, and live plans with confidence. His transient lifestyle has made it near impossible for even his closest friends to have nearly any form of communications with him whatsoever.

– ^[12]

Despite this, Buckethead's guitar parts were found intact on leaked Chinese Democracy tracks "I. Chinese Democracy is the upcoming sixth studio album by the American rock band Guns N' Roses. R. S. ", "There Was a Time", "Better" and "Madagascar. " However, it is uncertain if they will be present on the final product.

Since that time, his cult following in the underground music communities has steadily increased. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. Underground music refers to a variety of post-1960s rock pop or dance subgenres that developed a Cult following despite their lack of Mainstream appeal visibility He frequently performs at festivals and in clubs nationwide, and often tours as the feature performer. ^[13][14][15]

During the time Buckethead was with Guns N' Roses he released several solo albums as well as more collaborations with Cornbugs, Viggo Mortensen, Cobra Strike, Praxis, and started a new project with Les Claypool, "Brain", and Bernie Worrell called Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains releasing their only album The Big Eyeball in the Sky. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Cornbugs was a band consisting of Chop Top ( Bill Moseley) on vocals Buckethead on guitar Pinchface on drums and Travis Dickerson Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains ( C2B3) was an experimental supergroup featuring guitarist Buckethead, bassist Les Claypool, keyboardist The Big Eyeball in the Sky is the 2004 album by Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, known by fans as "C2B3" released on Les Claypool's

In an interview with Revolver, Ozzy Osbourne stated that he had offered to have Buckethead play guitar in his band at Ozzfest. Revolver is a monthly Hard rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock Ozzy quickly changed his mind after meeting with him when Buckethead refused to go on stage without his disguise:

I tried out that Buckethead guy. I met with him and asked him to work with me but only if he got rid of the fucking bucket. So I came back a bit later and he's wearing this green fucking Martian's-hat thing! I said, 'Look, just be yourself'. He told me his name was Brian, so I said that's what I'd call him. He says, 'No one calls me Brian except my mother'. So I said, 'Pretend I'm your mum then!'. I haven't even got out of the room and I'm already playing fucking mind games with the guy. What happens if one day he's gone and there's a note saying, 'I've been beamed up'? Don't get me wrong, he's a great player. He plays like a motherfucker.

– ^[16]

2005–2006

In 2005, Buckethead released an album as Buckethead & Friends called Enter The Chicken. Enter The Chicken is the fourteenth studio album by musician Buckethead. Released by Serj Tankian's label Serjical Strike, the album features Tankian, Maximum Bob, Death By Stereo singer Efrem Shulz, and others. Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company Serjical Strike Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under the Universal Republic Records Group Maximum Bob was a short-lived Television series that debuted in 1998 on ABC TV. Death by Stereo (also referred to as D B S) is a Thrash/metal band formed in Orange County, California circa 1996 by frontman Efrem "The Bean" Schulz (born December 16, 1975) is the lead singer of Death By Stereo. The album is marked by its leaning towards more traditional song structure, while still featuring Buckethead's guitar skills.

In 2005 Buckethead released his first DVD "Secret Recipe", originally sold only on tour; the only places for other fans (those who either didn't go to a show or who live abroad) to obtain it were auction sites such as eBay. Secret Recipe is the first Buckethead DVD it compiles highlights of the guitarists first 13 years as a performer and theme park proprietor eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and Bootleg copies were also sold on eBay for a short period of time. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and Eventually Travis Dickerson held a raffle for copies of the DVD on his website. Travis Dickerson is an American musician and producer best known for his work with Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen. Those who wanted to "win" a copy had to enter their name and email address. When entries were closed he picked 200 names at random from those who entered and they were allowed to buy a copy of the DVD from his website. In March 2006 the DVD was finally made widely available.

Released in November 2006, the cross-console video game Guitar Hero II features Buckethead's song “Jordan” as an unlockable bonus track. " Jordan " is a song by guitarist Buckethead. A special version of this song was written specifically for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 video Although the song has been performed live in the past, the video game version is the only known studio recording of the song. Also, the live version almost always contains just the verse and chorus of Jordan, then goes into Post Office Buddy, and returns to the verse and chorus of Jordan. However, the Guitar Hero II version contains a special solo specifically for the game. Since late 2007, Buckethead has been known to perform the Guitar Hero version of Jordan within his concerts, including the solo.

In late 2006 Buckethead released a two-volume DVD entitled Young Buckethead featuring rare footage from 1990 and 1991. The DVD also contains three complete Deli Creeps shows, a sound check, backstage footage and solo footage of just Buckethead. The Deli Creeps are an Experimental rock band consisting of Maximum Bob on vocals Buckethead on guitar Dan Monti on bass and Pinchface on drums All the artwork was drawn by Buckethead himself.

2007–present

In Search of The box set

In the year 2007, Buckethead released 28 albums. In Search of The is a set of thirteen albums by Buckethead, released on February 21 2007 each were initially personally numbered and monogrammed by Buckethead In February tdrsmusic. com announced the release of a new Buckethead CD, entitled Pepper's Ghost which was released on the 1st of March. Pepper's Ghost is the nineteenth studio album by Buckethead. The album is a lot more straight-forward than previous albums and has more "conventionally" In February tdrsmusic. com began shipping In Search of The, a 13-CD set of original music that is said to be handcrafted, numbered, and monogrammed by Buckethead and which contains over 9 hours of music. In Search of The is a set of thirteen albums by Buckethead, released on February 21 2007 each were initially personally numbered and monogrammed by Buckethead In May the label Avabella released Acoustic Shards, acoustic recordings made in 1991. Acoustic Shards is the twentieth album released by Buckethead released on May 31, 2007, which consists of acoustic recordings culled from In August, Buckethead released a reissue of the demo tape Bucketheadland Blueprints with either a hand-drawn cover made by him or as a standard CD. Bucketheadland Blueprints is the demo version of Buckethead's first album Bucketheadland. Finally, in October he released 2 new albums:Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot and Cyborg Slunks and in mid December a standard CD was being printed. Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot is the twenty-first studio album by Buckethead, released on October 30 2007 Cyborg Slunks is the twenty-second studio album by Buckethead, released on October 30 2007 Death Cube K also had releases. In August 400 limited-edition, hand-numbered albums were released as DCK and also in mid December he released, under this anagram, a 5 CD box set called Monolith,^[17] which consists of 1 unbroken track per CD of about 45 minutes each. DCK, commonly known as The Black Album, is Buckethead 's fourth album under the name Death Cube K (an anagram for Buckethead Monolith is a Box set made by the Avant-garde music composer Buckethead under the name of Death Cube K (an anagram of Buckethead

Also in 2007, Buckethead released albums with other artists; the sequel to the Buckethead and Travis Dickerson's Chicken Noodles was released in mid-December 2007, entitled Chicken Noodles II. Chicken Noodles is a collaborative album by Buckethead and Travis Dickerson, released in 2006 Chicken Noodles II is a collaborative album by Buckethead and Travis Dickerson, and is the follow-up to 2006's Chicken Noodles album ^[18]. He also released an album with Praxis entitled Tennessee 2004, a live recording made in Tennessee in the year 2004. Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project Tennessee 2004 is an album made by the supergroup Praxis released in 2007 but recorded at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival near Manchester TN during the Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Buckethead also released an album with Shin Terai called Light Years, and Kevin's Noodle House, featuring drummer Bryan Mantia. Shin Terai is a Japanese musician and producer most known for his work with Bill Laswell and Buckethead. Kevin's Noodle House is an album by Buckethead and Brain, released on October 30 2007 Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and

In July of 2007, it was revealed that Buckethead is working on a project by the name Science Faxtion, a band featuring bassist Bootsy Collins and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia. William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Funk Bassist, Singer Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock Drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses and Godflesh, and Greg Hampton will supply lead vocals.

Buckethead also released 5 paintings with 100 reproductions each that were sold by his label TDRSmusic. com. ^[19]

In January of 2008, Buckethead along with the supergroup, Praxis released the album Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness), also in the same month Buckethead appeared on the documentary, American Music: Off the Record. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Praxis is the name of an ever-changing Bill Laswell musical project Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness is an album by Bill Laswell -led supergroup, Praxis, released in Japan on January 1 2008 Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality American Music Off the Record is a documentary that features theorists Noam Chomsky and Douglas Rushkoff in an interrogation of the American ^[20]

In March of 2008, Avabella released the album From The Coop, that consist on songs taken from the demos that Buckethead gave to Jas Obrecht in 1988, the CD also included the first biography of Buckethead. From the Coop is the twenty-third studio album by Buckethead, consisting of songs off demo tapes that Buckethead recorded when he was younger

Current projects

The first album of Science Faxtion called Living On Another Frequency is to be released 8/27/08

A re-issue of the album Enter The Chicken (2005), was released on April 8 with an extra song called "Shen Chi". Living On Another Frequency is the first album by the band Science Faxtion, which consist of Bootsy Collins on bass guitar Greg Hampton on vocals Enter The Chicken is the fourteenth studio album by musician Buckethead. ^[21]

Serj Tankian has stated that his label Serjical Strike is making a new Buckethead album; there is no date specified for this release. Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company Serjical Strike Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates under the Universal Republic Records Group ^[21]

Buckethead collaborates with Viggo Mortensen on his new album At All. Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie

Discography

Main article: Buckethead discography

Buckethead's bands

Note as well as being a solo artist since 1992, Buckethead often releases albums as Death Cube K — he has used this name as an alias since 1994 (most recently used in 2007). The following is a Discography of works by Buckethead, which currently consists of twenty-four Studio albums one Extended play (EP one special release

• Praxis (1992–present)
• Shine/Shin Terai (2001–present)
• Thanatopsis (2001–present)
• Buckethead & Friends (2005–present)
• Science Faxtion (2007–present)
• with Travis Dickerson (2006–present)
• with Viggo Mortensen (1999, 2003–2005, present)

Former bands

• Deli Creeps (1991–2005)
• with Jonas Hellborg and Michael Shrieve (1992)
• Zillatron (1993)
• Cornbugs (1995–2007)
• Giant Robot (1996)
• Pieces (1998)
• Cobra Strike (1999–2000)
• El Stew (1999–2003)
• Moonraker (2000)
• Guns N' Roses (2000–2004)
• Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (2002–2004)
• Gorgone (2005)

References

External links

• Bucketheadland – Official website
• Official Buckethead and Friends Myspace
• Travis Dickerson Recording Studio website
• Young Buckethead
• Buckethead at the Internet Movie Database
• Binge and Grab's extensive Buckethead discography
• Buckethead on MusicBrainz
• Listing of Buckethead's guitar gear