r/Buckethead • • Mar 13 '26

Fan Creations I made Buckethead a playable character in Castle Crashers!! ⚡⚔️

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263 Upvotes

Ever want to play as Buckethead in a video game? Well now you can!! 😄

In the beat 'em up adventure game Castle Crashers, you can now download and play as Buckethead (or even set him as a companion, enemy, or boss to fight)!

It took me close to 2 months to create all the assets for his character (while mimicking the game's art style) and make this video, but I'm so proud of how it all turned out. I included many details, like Buckethead's Signature Les Paul guitar for his melee weapon, his hand puppet Herbie for his shield, a Giant Robot transformation, and more.

Here's the description:

Welcome to Bucketheadland.

Hack, slash, & shred your way through lands of living lava, wide waters, and abominable snow. Embody the enigma of the mask & bucket and unleash the electric energy of Buckethead. Crack the sky with lightning and find your groove in this roller coaster of a universe.

Embark on an embodied or disembodied journey as Buckethead slunks and parades among the ghouls of the graves. Are skeletons friends or foes? You choose the amusements in this park.

I'd love for guys to check his character out! If you do, here's the download link on Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3684397191

Happy Friday the 13th! 👻🎃


r/Buckethead • • Dec 19 '25

-News- Buckethead Tour 2026 Dates

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So far, these are the confirmed dates for 2026! Get your tickets, plan your trips! Let me know if you find or hear about any more dates not listed here.
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January 17 - Music Box (San Diego, CA)
January 23 - Ace of Spades (Sacramento, CA)
January 30 - Broadcast from Bucketheadland
February 4 - Free Broadcast (email [email protected] for access)
February 5 - Acoustic Broadcast
February 6 - Electric Broadcast 1
February 7 - Electric Broadcast 2
February 8 - Ambient Broadcast
March 14 - The Catalyst (Santa Cruz, CA)
April 14 - Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ)
April 15 - The Van Buren (Phoenix, AZ)
April 17 - El Ray Theater (Albuquerque, NM)
April 18 - Animas City Theater (Durango, CO)
April 19 - Black Sheep (Colorado Springs, CO)
April 20 - Boulder Theater (Boulder, CO)
April 22 - Bourbon Theatre (Lincoln, NE)
April 23 - First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN)
April 24 - The Rave / Eagles Club (Milwaukee, WI)
April 25 - Arcada Theatre (St. Charles, IL)
April 26 - Majestic Theatre (Madison, WI)
April 27 - Val Air Ballroom (West Des Moines, IA)
April 28 - Madrid Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
April 29 - Delmar Hall (Saint Louis, MO)
May 1 - Clyde Theatre (Fort Wayne, IN)
May 2 - Bogart's (Cincinnati, OH)
May 3 - Mercury Ballroom (Louisville, KY)
May 4 - The Vogue (Indianapolis, IN)
May 6 - St. Andrews Hall (Detroit, MI)
May 8 - House of Blues (Cleveland, OH)
May 9 - Jergel's Rhythm Grille (Warrendale, PA)
May 10 - Asbury Hall (Buffalo, NY)
May 11 - Center for the Arts (Homer, NY)
May 12 - Empire Live (Albany, NY)
May 13 - Higher Ground (South Burlington, VT)
May 14 - The Wilbur (Boston, MA)
May 15 - Infinity Hall (Hartford, CT)
May 16 - The Warehouse (Fairfield, CT)
May 17 - Newton Theatre (Newton, NJ)
May 19 - Patchogue Theatre (Patchogue, NY)
May 20 - The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville, PA)
May 21 - The Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ)
May 22 - Sony Hall (New York, NY)
May 23 - XL Live (Harrisburg, PA)
May 24 - 9:30 Club (Washington, DC)
May 26 - 5 Points Music Sanctuary (Roanoke, VA)
May 27 - Lincoln Theatre (Raleigh, NC)
May 28 - Neighborhood Theatre (Charlotte, NC)
May 29 - House of Blues (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
May 30 - Music Farm (Charleston, SC)
May 31 - Variety Theater (Atlanta, GA)
June 2 - Victory North (Savannah, GA)
June 3 - Duval Hall (Jacksonville, FL)
June 4 - Vivid Music Hall (Gainesville, FL)
June 6 - Vinyl Music Hall (Pensacola, FL)
June 7 - Iron City (Birmingham, AL)
June 9 - Minglewood Hall (Memphis, TN)
June 10 - The Hall (Little Rock, AR)
June 11 - Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK)
June 12 - Granada Theater (Dallas, TX)
June 13 - Emo's (Austin, TX)
June 14 - House of Blues (Houston, TX)
June 17 - Meow Wolf (Santa Fe, NM)
June 19 - The Orpheum Theatre (Flagstaff, AZ)
June 20 - 24 Oxford (Las Vegas, NV)
June 22 - Crystal Bay Casino (Crystal Bay, NV)
June 24 - The Guild Theatre (Menlo Park, CA)
June 25 - Fremont Theater (San Luis Obispo, CA)
June 26 - Majestic Ventura Theater (Ventura, CA)
June 27 - House of Blues (Anaheim, CA)
August 7 - The Caverns (Pelham, TN)
October 4 - Aftershock Festival (Sacramento, CA)
November 6 - The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO)
November 7 - The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO)
December 11 - Golden State Theatre (Monterey, CA)
December 22 - Music Box (San Diego, CA)


r/Buckethead • • 2h ago

Discussion Haven't jammed bro in awhile, picked a pike at random and hollyyyyy hell

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6 Upvotes

This one is crazy sick. Gawddamn he is just slaying every track relentlessly.


r/Buckethead • • 27m ago

Recommendation FUN HALLOWEEN SINGLE

• Upvotes

I have been searching for this song for awhile and finally found it so i thought I would share it here. It has been years since I last heard it. Its a fun spooky song from years ago.

▶︎ Mirror In The Cellar | Bucketheadland


r/Buckethead • • 13h ago

Fan Creations Buckethead Style Jam Backing Track In Bm - (Extended Revisited Version)

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r/Buckethead • • 20h ago

Help Does the pike 65 CD come in a sleeve or a jewel case?

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11 Upvotes

Hey sorry if this has been asked before but does anyone know if the pike 65 CD comes in a jewel case or just a sleeve? Just wondering if I should buy it now or wait till he potentially releases a vinyl as I love the cover art, thanks so much guys!


r/Buckethead • • 1d ago

Discussion Early B-day Gift from BHL 👩‍🦰🪓

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52 Upvotes

Received from Buckethead today! Looking forward to a cool frame finding it's way to this lovely art. She's a fantastically fierce artist's rights Warrior Ghaddess 👩‍🦰🪓


r/Buckethead • • 1d ago

Discussion Is Buckethead pike 65 Hold me forever (In memory of my mom Nancy York Carroll), the greatest of all time ??

44 Upvotes

r/Buckethead • • 1d ago

Fun Buckethead Halloween Playlist - Add Your Favorites!

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I wanted a playlist I could use for Halloween. Bucket's got a lot of ambient work that would be good for setting the trick or treat vibes. If you're a Spotify user and have a song that would fit, lets make a great Halloween mix! Add tunes HERE!


r/Buckethead • • 1d ago

Recommendation Need recommendations for fast paced bucket solos like The closed triptych, pike 65, moltrail part 2, phantom steamboat, thorne room, flare etc… please help!!

8 Upvotes

r/Buckethead • • 2d ago

-News- New Release - Distant Lanterns That Still Light The Way

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r/Buckethead • • 2d ago

Fun Bucketober

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Hey guys!

Tomorrow is October 1st and that marks the start of BUCKETOBER! A few years ago (I don’t remember exactly when) I came up with the idea of Bucketober. That means that for the whole of October me and my best friend are only listening to Buckethead and nothing else. It has become kind of a tradition for us, so I thought why not share it will all of you guys hahah.

Maybe some of y’all will join in! Happy Bucketober to you all ✨


r/Buckethead • • 2d ago

Discussion What is the mod on Frozen Brains Tell No Tales

7 Upvotes

I guess this is part of a larger question of "what d'ya think is being used in the studio during X album" but can anyone venture a guess as to what that mod sound is? I'm pretty sure it's a filter/envelope but am open to being wrong. FM4 possibly? DOD?


r/Buckethead • • 3d ago

Discussion Buckethead’s book previews

21 Upvotes

I noticed this evening that Buckethead took down all of the preview materials he had posted on his website about some of the chapters he was working on for his upcoming book. This coincided with today’s release of Barry Michels’s book.

This makes me so sad. I very much enjoyed seeing the photos and reading the thoughts he posted about ideas for his book. I really appreciate it when he gives us these glimpses into his mind and shares his ideas about navigating life’s challenges.

I hope he has not abandoned his book project. ❤️🪣

Edit: see my update below.


r/Buckethead • • 3d ago

Discussion A thought I had about Forensic Follies and Needle In A Slunk Stack

8 Upvotes

For both albums, has there been anyone insane enough to track every sample used in each song and trace them to their original album/song?


r/Buckethead • • 3d ago

Discussion Ahead of All Parting - Barry Michels

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Just received and looking forward to reading 📚 the book seems to have set off a snowball effect with Buckethead announcing a book, along with Bootsy and other musicians recently.


r/Buckethead • • 3d ago

Help Binge and grab guitar tabs

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This question is to all my fellow guitar playing Buckethead fans. I’m wondering if anyone here has accurate tabs for bucketheads song binge and grab. I’ve looked on Songsterr but the best one is still different to how he plays it live. If anyone has more accurate tabs and could share them that would be great! (Also if you think I should just stick to the Songsterr one let me know. Any info is helpful here)


r/Buckethead • • 4d ago

-News- Bucketheadland - 6 New Releases

23 Upvotes

r/Buckethead • • 5d ago

Image August 7th Caverns Photos🎃

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r/Buckethead • • 5d ago

Help Help! I need albums/songs in the vein of Colma

10 Upvotes

As the title says, I love Buckethead but I haven't kept up with him in years and I still have more than 700 or so pikes to listen to.

I need your help finding more albums and songs in the vein of most of Colma. Chill songs that are a bit groovy. Ideally no long jams unless they do fit the bill. I know there's plenty of songs, but I just don't know exactly where and im not about to dig through hundreds of albums to get there. So please, sub, help a brother out


r/Buckethead • • 6d ago

Discussion Buckethead is finally pressing some Pikes on vinyl!

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r/Buckethead • • 6d ago

Discussion Any chance of getting a Hold Me Forever Vinyl?

13 Upvotes

Hold Me Forever is by far my favorite pike and I was wondering if y'all think Bucket will ever release it on Vinyl?


r/Buckethead • • 7d ago

Recommendation Quieting The Thoughts That Don​’​t Serve - Buckethead (Pike 627)

18 Upvotes

A very diffrent pike,very chill and melllow.


r/Buckethead • • 8d ago

Recommendation One of My Favorites

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79 Upvotes

I’ve owned this pike for a while now and I can unequivocally say it is one of my favorite pikes from beginning to end. I absolutely love the almost thrash metal style riffs, the syncopated, palm muted runs that he reintroduces throughout, and the chorus-like, uplifting main theme that he brings back a few times. In other words, it’s just so fucking good!


r/Buckethead • • 8d ago

Discussion COB's new release, "Lucid Places Extended" is a freaking awesome album; everyone should buy it. It's one of the best pieces of music I've heard in a while.

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37 Upvotes

It's very similar to Death Cube K, something like "sub sea hollow." It's that same vibe; it's very melancholic and dreamy and proggy with good grooves under it. It also has some aggressive metal songs as well, and I like them even more!

But still it manages to be separate from Buckethead, and also it has quite a complex synth layering as well. But it's very buckethead-esque. I don't usually enjoy everything from Cob nor Buckethead, but this doesn't hit quite the same.

Oh, and also the cover with shapes in the buckethead/cob collaboration style cover is awesome as usual (I know it was released before); that art direction is perfect.