Buckethead's bands

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As well as being a solo artist since 1992, Buckethead often releases albums as Death Cube K - he has used this name as an alias since 1994 (most recently used in 2007).

• Deli Creeps (since 1988)
  • a band with singer Maximum Bob, touring much in the early years (as documented in Buckethead's DVDs), but nowadays with a uncertain future.
• Praxis (since 1992)
  • brainchild of Bill Laswell with Buckethead, Bryan Mantia and Bernie Worrell contributing to most releases.
• with Viggo Mortensen (since 1999)
  • some crazy recordings, sometimes featuring Travis
• Shin Terai / Shine / Shin.E (since 1999)
  • although under Shin Terai's sole name, Laswell and Buckethead contributed to every album
• Thanatopsis (since 2001)
  • jazz rock band with Travis, future uncertain, no live dates yet
• Buckethead & Friends (since 2005)
  • call it Buckethead's more commercial project for Serj Tankians label with some great guest vocalists
• with Travis Dickerson (since 2006)
  • a series called Chicken Noodles with some calm jazz influenced jams
• Science Faxtion (since 2007)
  • Bootsy Collins' project, similiar to Zillatron one and a half decades earlier

[edit] Former bands

• with Jonas Hellborg and Michael Shrieve (1992)
  • only one album recorded
• Zillatron (1993)
  • studio project of Bootsy Collins that died after one record
• Cornbugs (1995-2007)
  • fun project of Buckethead and actor Bill Moseley, Travis later joined the band
• Giant Robot (1996)
  • band with Bryan Mantia, faded away when both key members worked with Primus and Guns N' Roses
• Pieces (1996)
  • crazy, short living studio project with Bryan Mantia
• Cobra Strike (1999-2000)
  • studio project that produced two album releases
• El Stew (1999-2003)
  • "super group" with DJ Disk, Bryan Mantia and others
• Moonraker (2000)
  • band with Mike Patton
• Guns N' Roses (2000-2004)
  • Will GnR ever put out that damn record, will Buckethead be on it? Maybe we'll never know...
• Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (2002-2004)
  • a substitute jam band when Les Claypool took the part of a missing Bill Laswell in Praxis, in 2004 they made an album and went on tour
• Gorgone (2005)
  • one time studio project with Travis for the album of the same name