Pieces is a band consisting of experimental guitarist Buckethead

Buckethead

Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...

 and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia

Bryan Mantia

Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis and Godflesh, and with other popular performers such as Tom Waits, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins and Buckethead...

. There is only one album released under this band name, the OOP Japan-only import I Need 5 Minutes Alone

I Need 5 Minutes Alone

I Need 5 Minutes Alone is an album by Pieces, another band name for one of the many collaborations between guitarist Buckethead and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia, released February 17, 1997 on John Zorn's Avant Records label. This album is out of print and was available as a Japan import only...

 (1997).

Buckethead and Brain have collaborated under other names as well as their own, most recently on Best Regards

Best Regards

Blue Disc:Green Disc:Yellow Disc:Purple Disc:-Credits:* Buckethead – guitar.* Brain – drums, keyboards.* Melissa Reese - keyboards, percussion.* Art: Buckethead, Brain & Melissa.-References:...

 (2010).
The two also were bandmates in a configuration of Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

 that recorded a pre-release of Chinese Democracy

Chinese Democracy

Chinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released in November 2008 on Geffen Records. It is the band's first studio album since "The Spaghetti Incident?" , released exactly 15 years before Chinese Democracy, and their first album of original studio...

 (2008)
Other band incarnations they have been in together include Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....

's project Praxis

Praxis (band)

Praxis was the name of an ever-changing musical project, led by prolific producer Bill Laswell. Praxis combine elements of different musical genres such as funk, jazz, hip-hop and heavy metal into highly improvised music...

 and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains was an experimental supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Buckethead, keyboardist Bernie Worrell and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia.-History:...

 (with Les Claypool

Les Claypool

Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...

 instead of Laswell).

Buckethead & Brain discography

• Giant Robot (1996, with Pete Scaturro)
• I Need 5 Minutes Alone
  I Need 5 Minutes Alone
  I Need 5 Minutes Alone is an album by Pieces, another band name for one of the many collaborations between guitarist Buckethead and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia, released February 17, 1997 on John Zorn's Avant Records label. This album is out of print and was available as a Japan import only...
  
   (1997)
• Kevin's Noodle House
  Kevin's Noodle House
  Kevin's Noodle House is an album by Buckethead and Brain, released on the label TDRS Music in October 2007....
  
   (2007)
• The Dragons of Eden
  The Dragons of Eden (album)
  The Dragons of Eden is an album made by guitarist Buckethead, producer and keyboardist Travis Dickerson and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia. It was released September 17, 2008 through Dickerson's label TDRS Music....
  
   (2008, with Travis Dickerson
  Travis Dickerson
  Travis Dickerson is an American musician and producer, best known for his work with Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen. He also runs TDRSmusic, a recording studio with its own record label that has recorded and released albums by Bill Laswell, Jethro Tull, Linda Ronstadt, and Vince DiCola...
  
  )
• Best Regards
  Best Regards
  Blue Disc:Green Disc:Yellow Disc:Purple Disc:-Credits:* Buckethead – guitar.* Brain – drums, keyboards.* Melissa Reese - keyboards, percussion.* Art: Buckethead, Brain & Melissa.-References:...
  
  (2010)