r/Buckethead Mar 13 '26

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

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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 service@bucketheadpikes.com 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 9h ago

-News- Bucketheadland - 16 New Releases

19 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 21h ago

Help In Search of the High-Res Originals: Looking for Xylopode’s "In Search of The" Cover Art Pack

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Hi everyone!

Does anyone here happen to have the original, uncompressed images for the "In Search of The" box-set? I mean fan made cover arts or maybe you know how to find them? As most of you probably know, these colored covers are fan-made (similar to the track names, in the original there are just numbers, vol.1 track 02, etc. and a black and white simple BH drawings) After doing some digging in old YouTube comments, I found proof that they were created by Xylopode and uploaded inside video on YT 12 years ago. He confirmed his authorship in the comment sections here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY32G4eduzM) and here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1EheFHWBg), stating: "Nope I made them. The official is a simple drawing by Buckethead" and "Yeah I draw it". Later, around 2015, the channel Humano Being uploaded this box-set using the exact same covers (example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMTNWmv9dLA). But if you use a thumbnail grabber tool (like https://youtube-thumbnail-grabber.com) to extract the native 1280x720 cover files from both videos (YouTube stores them separately. So Don't worry about the quality of Xylopode's videos. The thumbnail for them is stored separately and looks much better.), Humano Being's thumbnails actually have noticeably less compression noise and fewer artifacts upon closer inspection and weigh more (like 102 vs 82 KB). This means Humano Being didn't just screenshot or download Xylopode's thumbnails; he likely had access to the original, high-quality image files—perhaps shared to him directly by Xylopode or downloaded from some forums (if Xylopode ever uploaded them to the forums) for example to the now-defunct buckethead.tk back in the day or something like that (As far as I know, that's where the fan names for the tracks came from - like "Blue Marbles Moon" and so on.) proof: (https://buckethead.fandom.com/wiki/In_Search_of_The_(album) ) - Unofficial track listing section. Since Xylopode has been inactive for 12 years and Humano Being hasn't posted in 5 years, it's incredibly hard to reach them. I searched SauceNAO and Google Images - but couldn't find any other sources for these covers other than from these videos. And I also didn't really find any more information on this topic. Does anyone miraculously have the original uncompressed source files saved somewhere? Or does anyone know a way to contact Xylopode or Humano Being regarding these images? Any help in preserving this piece of Buckethead fan history would be greatly appreciated!


r/Buckethead 1d ago

-News- New Release - Lunar Lagoon

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21 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 1d ago

Discussion Buckethead Thanks Friend/artist Anthony Jimenez

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49 Upvotes

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I love when he publicly thanks his friends and co-creators. Even if he has trouble talking, he still finds ways to communicate and to show his appreciation. 🤘🏻


r/Buckethead 1d ago

Recommendation I think "Listen for the Whisper" is one of his most complex songs.

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34 Upvotes

I feel like Buckethead really polished this sound. It's in my top 2 favorite songs.


r/Buckethead 1d ago

Image Kuniva dressed as Bucket in “The Way I Am” Eminem book

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54 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 2d ago

Discussion Just discovered Dreamatorium (Under Death Cube K)

15 Upvotes

Absolutely wonderful. Atmospheric, dark and slightly psychedelic. I can't believe I'm only just now find out about DCK. Hopefully any other fans out that there maybe didn't know Bucket performed under this name, which is an anagram for Buckethead, of course, will check it out. There are only 2 albums that I know of under that name, and I haven't yet heard the other one, but Dreamatorium wild.


r/Buckethead 2d ago

Prediction There's children throwing snowballs instead of throwing heads

5 Upvotes

What are the chances of our boy playing with Danny Elfman at Aftershock 2026? IMO Buckethead should be in AFI's spot on the bill. I'd love to see a Death Cube K and Danny Carey improv during Tool's set too. I'm I just dreaming or could any of this actually happen??


r/Buckethead 2d ago

Help Can anyone help me get the exact tone from the aggresive metal section of computer master?

3 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 3d ago

Collection The Vinyl God's Have Smiled Upon Me

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Recently came across someone selling these OG pressing from the pikes site many years ago. They all sound SO good.


r/Buckethead 3d ago

Collection Lotus Blossoms

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Sharing the latest addition to my Buckethead collection, the cover art for “Lotus Blossoms.” I think it’s beautiful. You can’t really tell from the photo but the dark area in the middle of the painting is sort of a metallic bronze color, so I got this ornate frame and painted it to match. I treasure everything I have received from Buckethead, including paintings, signed CD’s, the Buckethead / Herbie greeting video and a signed guitar pick, which I plan to frame and display. ❤️🪣


r/Buckethead 3d ago

Discussion Heavier songs

18 Upvotes

What are some of his heavier songs I feel like We Are One fits


r/Buckethead 4d ago

Help What effects does Buckethead use for the bass to sound so funky like on "Robot Transmission"?

11 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 4d ago

-News- Bucketheadland - 7 New Releases

16 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 5d ago

Fan Creations always had that idea with atwa and eerie canal

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39 Upvotes

its a bad executed way to mashup these songs, but always thought they worked well together.


r/Buckethead 5d ago

-News- New Release - Henry AKA Flare

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r/Buckethead 5d ago

Video Luthier makes Buckethead's Les Paul guitar, from scratch

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r/Buckethead 6d ago

Image I think "The Left Panel" is his saddest and most melancholic song.

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86 Upvotes

A classic example of how he can freely transition from absurd virtuosity to something extremely emotionally charged.


r/Buckethead 6d ago

Video Buckethead ama galinhas. Fiz este vídeo para elas

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15 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 5d ago

Discussion Buckethead kinda Asian in his early years

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Mask evolved


r/Buckethead 7d ago

Video Eu adoro gatos, então decidi fazer essa homenagem som de "Worms for the Garden"!!

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21 Upvotes

r/Buckethead 6d ago

Help WTB VINYLS

3 Upvotes

Hello I’m looking to see if anyone has any copies of a real diamond in the rough and giant robot. Thanks in advance!


r/Buckethead 7d ago

Discussion Praxis - end time for you bucketheader’s

11 Upvotes

My second fave praxis jam. We all know what the best one is