Buckethead
experimental rock, funk, hard rock, progressive metal
"Each piece pulses with intricate guitar work layered over shifting textures, inviting tension and release through rhythmic complexity and dynamic contrasts."
Quick Start
A good place to start with Buckethead is…
Thank you Ohlinger's
2013
Career Arc
Buckethead's discography from 1991 to 2025
Full discography
Buckethead's albums in order, from earliest releases to latest.
Albums ()
When the Wind Blew through Your Branches
2025
The Mines of Sigismund Fugger
2025
Signaling Across Time
2025
Last House on Slunk Street
2015
Glow in the Dark
2015
Weird Glows Gleam
2015
Collect Itself
2015
Forest of Bamboo
2015
The Moltrail
2015
Squid Ink Lodge
2015
Sideway Streets
2015
In the Hollow Hills
2014
The Mighty Microscope
2014
Polar Trench
2014
Pilot
2014
Passageways
2014
Yarn
2014
Northern Lights
2014
Magic Lantern
2014
Coaster Coat
2014
The Splatterhorn
2014
Listen for the Whisper
2014
The Time Travelers Dream
2014
Red Pepper Restaurant
2014
Interstellar Slunk
2014
Our Selves
2014
Walk in Loset
2014
Whirlpool
2014
Dreamless Slumber
2014
Calamity Cabin
2014
Carnival of Cartilage
2014
Cutout Animatronic
2014
Geppetos Trunk
2014
Bumbyride Dreamlands
2014
Category of Whereness
2014
Twilight Constrictor
2014
Final Bend of the Labyrinth
2014
Infinity Hill
2014
Leave the Light On
2014
Closed Attractions
2014
Celery
2014
Snow Slug
2014
Aquarium
2014
Hold Me Forever (In Memory of My Mom Nancy York Carroll)
2014
Assignment 033-03
2014
Abandoned Slaughterhouse
2014
Ydrapoej
2014
Grand Gallery
2014
Outlined for Citacis
2014
The Miskatonic Scale
2014
Citacis
2014
Footsteps
2014
Outpost
2014
Night Gallery
2014
Claymation Courtyard
2014
Cycle
2014
The Frankensteins Monsters Blinds
2014
City of Ferris Wheels
2014
Factory
2014
Rainy Days
2014
Roller Coaster Track Repair
2014
Pitch Dark
2014
Monument Valley
2014
Hide in the Pickling Jar
2014
Pike 43
2014
Backwards Chimney
2014
The Coats of Claude
2014
You Can't Triple Stamp a Double Stamp
2014
Wishes
2013
Coat of Charms
2013
Pikes
2013
Twisterlend
2013
It Smells Like Frogs
2013
Hollowed Out
2013
Rise of the Blue Lotus
2013
Thank you Ohlinger's
2013
The Pit
2013
Pumpkin
2013
Pearson's Square
2013
Mannequin Cemetery
2013
Feathers
2013
Splatters
2013
Halls of Dimension
2013
Worms for the Garden
2013
Pancake Heater
2013
Slug Cartilage
2013
Spiral Trackway
2013
Sphere Facade
2013
Telescape
2013
Thaw
2013
Teeter Slaughter
2013
The Astrodome
2013
View Master
2013
The Spirit Winds
2013
The Boiling Pond
2013
Forgotten Library
2013
The Mark of Davis
2013
Pike 13
2013
Propellar
2013
The Silent Picture Book
2012
March of the Slunks
2012
Racks
2012
The Shores of Molokai
2012
Balloon Cement
2012
Electric Sea
2012
Reunion
2011
Underground Chamber
2011
Look Up There
2011
Empty Space
2011
It's Alive
2011
3 Foot Clearance
2010
Best Regards
2010
Spinal Clock
2010
Captain EO's Voyage
2010
Shadows Between the Sky
2010
Brain as Hamenoodle
2010
A Real Diamond in the Rough
2009
Forensic Follies
2009
Slaughterhouse on the Prairie
2009
Needle in a Slunk Stack
2009
Torn from Black Space
2009
The Dragons of Eden
2008
Bolt on Neck
2008
Albino Slug
2008
From the Coop
2008
Monolith
2007
Cyborg Slunks
2007
Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot
2007
In Search of The
2007
Acoustic Shards
2007
Pepper's Ghost
2007
Chicken Noodles II
2007
DCK
2007
Kevin's Noodle House
2007
The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock
2006
Crime Slunk Scene
2006
Chicken Noodles
2006
Inbred Mountain
2005
Intelligence Failure
2005
Enter the Chicken
2005
Kaleidoscalp
2005
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
2004
Island of Lost Minds
2004
Population Override
2004
Pandemoniumfromamerica
2003
Bucketheadland 2
2003
6 String Giant
2003
Funnel Weaver
2002
Bermuda Triangle
2002
Electric Tears
2002
Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse
2001
KFC Skin Piles
2001
Cobra Strike II
2000
The 13th Scroll
1999
Monsters and Robots
1999
Tunnel
1999
Colma
1998
Disembodied
1997
The Day of the Robot
1996
Deli Creeps Demo Tape 1991
1996
Deli Creeps Demo Tape 1996
1996
Giant Robot
1994
Dreamatorium
1994
Bucketheadland
1992
Bucketheadland Blueprints
1991
Singles ()
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Timeline
How their sound evolved over time
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Buckethead sound like?
Each piece pulses with intricate guitar work layered over shifting textures, inviting tension and release through rhythmic complexity and dynamic contrasts. Rooted in funk and hard rock. Start with Colma.
What is the best Buckethead album to start with?
The best album to start with is "Colma" (1998). It's the most representative of what makes Buckethead worth hearing.
Who is Buckethead for?
If you're into funk and hard rock, Buckethead is worth your time. Each piece pulses with intricate guitar work layered over shifting textures, inviting tension and release through rhythmic complexity and dynamic contrasts.
How many albums does Buckethead have?
Buckethead has 166 releases in their discography, including 165 albums.
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