CLIFTON PARK — Back in 2003, I was Buckethead for Halloween. As a Kiss- and pro wrestling-obsessed youth, I had a penchant for performers with gimmicks. Buckethead certainly wasn’t lacking on that ...

Enigmatic guitar shredder Buckethead shows off his technique from the Aztec stage. Credit: Mike McMahan Taking the stage sporting his trademark Michael Myers mask and, well, a KFC bucket on his head, ...

Buckethead, one of underground rock’s most eccentric and highly acclaimed avant-garde guitarists, has been lighting up the world of hyper-speed shred metal since the early 1990s. Starting out as the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Electric guitar master Buckethead is coming to Empire Live in Albany. The performance is set for April 23. Famous for donning his Kentucky Fried Chicken helmet and white mask, ...

Buckethead's performance at the Westcott Theater began 35 minutes late with mixed tracks of repeating brass and antique suspense movie clips. It played for a packed audience and an empty stage, which ...

Buckethead has responded to Slash reposting a video of him playing guitar on social media on Wednesday (Oct. 1). If you follow Slash on Instagram then you know how risky it can be opening one of his ...

Buckethead, however, is different. For one, he doesn’t take himself too seriously. Exhibit A: the mask and signature Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head. Goofy as shit, right? He thinks so, too!

Funk legend Bootsy Collins and masked guitar wiz Buckethead have teamed for an absolutely bonkers cover of Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s Halloween classic, “Monster Mash.” The pair’s rendition transforms ...

For all the GN’R geeks (like myself) out there who’ve been wondering who’s playing that guitar solo on last week’s leaked track “Madagascar,” current GN’R axeman Richard Fortus has revealed in an ...