Buckethead
Brian Patrick Carroll,[2] better known as Buckethead, is an American musician and songwriter. Buckethead has released 435 studio albums, 388 of them are in the Pike series. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other music artists. His music spans many different styles and genres.
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 Buckethead performing live in 2008. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Patrick Carroll |
| Also known as | Death Cube K, Big B |
| Born | May 13, 1969[1] |
| Genres | Avant-garde metal, speed metal, funk rock, instrumental rock, progressive rock, experimental rock, ambient, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, mandolin, ukulele, piano, banjo, keyboards, cello |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | TDRS Music, Hatboxghost Music, Bucketheadland, Avant, Day Eight Music, Sony Music Entertainment, CyberOctave, Sub Meta, Metastation, City Hall, Stray, Gonervill, Catalyst Entertainment, Ion, Disembodied, Tzadik, Avabella Productions, Serjical Strike |
| Associated acts | Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, Serj Tankian, Deli Creeps, Science Faxtion, Cornbugs, El Stew, Arcana, Thanatopsis, Primus, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Viggo Mortensen |
| Website | www |
When performing onstage Buckethead wears a white KFC bucket over his head and an expressionless plain white costume mask.
Although he can play many different types of musical instruments, Buckethead is best known for his guitar playing. He has been voted as a top guitarist in many magazines dedicated to the topic of guitar playing.
Buckethead records and performs onstage as a solo artist most of the time. He has also worked with many musicians including: Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bhargav Polara Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Mike Patton and Viggo Mortensen. Buckethead was a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004.
Buckethead has created music for movies such as: Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja and Last Action Hero.
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Buckethead and That 1 Guy, performing as The Frankenstein Brothers in 2006
The massive In Search of The box set, a set of 13 albums by Buckethead, along with each copy's cover being hand-drawn differently
Buckethead live at Wakarusa, 2008
Buckethead live in Syracuse, 2011
Buckethead letting fans use the kill switch on his guitar during his show at the Granada in Lawrence, Kansas on April 15, 2016
Notes
- ↑ According to footage of the Binge III video, May 13 is Carroll's birthday. 1969 can be deduced from the December 1989 issue of Guitar for the Practicing Musician, stating his age to be 20 years.
- ↑ Loder, Kurt (2002-11-21). "Beneath The Bucket, Behind The Mask: Kurt Loder Meets GN'R's Buckethead". MTV. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2007-12-09.