JIC I was not the last to know, Buckethead has a new album out -- Bucketheadland 2. It's one of his best yet. Every other track is either a spoken-word piece by a guest:

Remember that things are not always as they seem.
Sometimes balloons can spell your doom,
but a gory headstump can mean good luck.

...or a faux-ballad:

I like to play with dead bodies,
I like to play with dead bodies,
Would you like to play too?
I'd like to play with you.

The crux of the album, of course, is mostly just whacked out instrumental metal. Think Joe Satriani at his most speed-metal meets The ****ing Champs.

If I have any criticisms of this album, is that it's almost too focused -- he really wears his love of horror movies on his sleeve, there's only tangential references to chicken coops and giant robots.

But those of us who love Buckethead know whut's going on.

Where's the freakin' thumbs-up icon.