Search - Artist/Band: Buckethead

• Name: Buckethead
• Decades Active: 1990
• Genre: Avant-Garde
• Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Funk Metal, Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Art Rock, Instrumental Rock
• Moods: Aggressive, Boisterous, Campy, Complex, Fiery, Humorous, Intense, Quirky, Silly, Theatrical, Energetic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Menacing, Ominous, Restrained, Tense/Anxious, Visceral, Volatile

Title	Release
Albino Slug WA	09/17/2008
From the Coop WA	06/10/2008
Pandemonium from America WA	03/11/2008
Dawn of the Deli Creeps WA	01/15/2008
Decoding the Tomb Bansheebot WA	11/27/2007
Death Cube K Tunnel WA	06/12/2007
Gorgone WA	06/12/2007
Acoustic Shards WA	2007
Chicken Noodles II WA	2007
Cyborg Slunks WA	2007
Pepper's Ghost WA	2007
The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock WA	02/17/2006
Chicken Noodles WA	2006
Crime Slunk Scene WA	2006
Kaleidoscalp WA	11/22/2005
Enter the Chicken WA	10/25/2005
Inbred Mountain WA	2005
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell WA	04/20/2004
Population Override WA	03/30/2004
Island of Lost Minds WA	2004
Bucketheadland, Vol. 2 WA	10/14/2003
Pieces WA	10/21/2002
Electric Tears WA	10/08/2002
Bermuda Triangle WA	07/23/2002
Funnel Weaver WA	01/01/2002
Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse WA	06/05/2001
Monsters & Robots WA	04/20/1999
Colma WA	03/24/1998
Day of the Robot WA	04/30/1996
Giant Robot WA	1994
Bucketheadland WA	1992

Buckethead is one of the most bizarre and enigmatic figures in American underground and experimental music since Parliament-Funkadelic birthed their bevy of cosmic characters in the mid-'70s. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist best known for his virtuosic command of the electric guitar, Buckethead is one of the instrument's most recognizable contemporary innovators, his rapid-fire riffing, near-robotic fretwork, and idiosyncratic lead lines combining elements of Yngwie Malmsteen, Adrian Belew, Slayer's Kerry King, P-Funk's Eddie Hazel, and avant-improv artist John Zorn's Scud-attack sax abuse. His first group, the San Francisco-based metal-funk combine the Deli Creeps, were a regional success, but disbanded before they could release anything. Buckethead's solo career has been more productive, thanks mostly to the motivation of Zorn and Bill Laswell, the latter of whom Buckethead has also recorded and toured with in Praxis. Laswell has also produced a number of Buckethead's solo albums (including Dreamatorium and Day of the Robot) and included him on more than a dozen one-off recordings with the likes of Hakim Bey, Bootsy Collins, Anton Fier, Jonas Hellborg, and Bernie Worrell. In addition to releases including 1998's Colma, Buckethead has also contributed soundtrack material to such films as Last Action Hero and Street Fighter. Buckethead returned in 1999 with Monsters and Robots, after which he joined the short-lived reformation of Guns N' Roses. A steady stream of releases followed into the 21st century ranging from the contemplative Electric Tears to more electronica/rock hybrid, and collaborations with San Francisco's underground hip-hop scene. In the following decade, he averaged a few releases a year, teaming up with dozens of artists, including Les Claypool, Iggy Pop, and Mike Patton, and in 2008, he collaborated with actor/musician Viggo Mortenson for Pandemonium from American. ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide