The 2014 album "Passageways" finds Buckethead leaning into a thrash metal sound, trading some of his signature funk for aggressive riffs and blast beats. It's a raw, high-energy offering that showcases the artist's unyielding productivity.
- "Passageways" was released on December 12, 2014, through Buckethead's own Hatboxghost Music label. The album features contributions from drummer P-Nut, a longtime collaborator. It was released in the midst of Buckethead's prolific 2014 output, which included over 30 studio albums.
- The album is categorized under death metal and thrash metal genres. This marked a notable excursion into more extreme territories for Buckethead, diverging from some of his more commonly associated funk-metal sound. Buckethead famously performs wearing a KFC bucket on his head and a white Halloween mask.
- Recorded at his home studio, the album is a testament to Buckethead's unique creative process and prolific output. The release followed a string of albums that year, continuing his trend of highly independent music production and distribution.
Buckethead is a prolific, enigmatic instrumentalist known for his funk-laden metal and virtuosic guitar playing. "Passageways" arrived during a period of intense activity for the artist, who continued to release multiple albums annually.
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