Buckethead | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Brian Patrick Carroll |
Also known as | Death Cube K, Big B |
Born | May 13, 1969 |
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 |
Brian Patrick Carroll, better known as Buckethead, is an American musician and songwriter. As of 2016 he has released 255 solo albums. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other music artists. His music spans many different styles and genres.
When performing onstage Buckethead wears a white KFC bucket over his head and an expressionless plain white costume mask.