Buckethead | |
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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 | (1969-05-13)May 13, 1969 (age 55)[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 |
| Website | www |
Brian Patrick Carroll,[2] better known asBuckethead, is anAmericanmusician andsongwriter. Buckethead has released 435 studio albums, 388 of them are in the Pike series. He has performed on over 50 more albums by othermusic artists. His music spans many different styles and genres.
When performing onstage Buckethead wears a whiteKFC 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 hisguitar 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 asolo artist most of the time. He has also worked with many musicians including:Bill Laswell,Bootsy Collins,Bhargav PolaraBernie Worrell,Iggy Pop,Les Claypool,Serj Tankian,Mike Patton andViggo Mortensen. Buckethead was a member ofGuns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004.
Buckethead has created music for movies such as:Saw II,Ghosts of Mars,Beverly Hills Ninja andLast Action Hero.