Pike 18 is the forty-eighth studio album by guitarist Buckethead, and the eighteenth installment of the Buckethead Pikes Series.[1] The album was part of a series of twelve pike albums that were released in close succession from one another during the first half of 2013. The album was announced on July 2 as a limited edition, untitled album with hand drawn covers and signed by Buckethead himself, and expected to be released on July 24. However, there was a slight delay and the album was finally released on July 29. A standard edition was announced but has not yet been released.