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This is the discography of American rock musician Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal.
Albums
edit| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| As Ron Thal[1] | ||
| 1995 | The Adventures of Bumblefoot | |
| 1997 | Hermit | |
| As Bumblefoot | ||
| 1998 | Hands | |
| 2001 | 9.11 | |
| 2002 | Uncool | |
| 2005 | Normal | |
| 2008 | Abnormal | |
| 2015 | Little Brother Is Watching | |
| With Guns N' Roses[1] | ||
| 2008 | Chinese Democracy | |
| With Tony Harnell & The Wildflowers[1] | ||
| 2013 | Tony Harnell & The Wildflowers featuring Bumblefoot | |
| With Art of Anarchy | ||
| 2015 | Art of Anarchy | |
| 2017 | The Madness | |
| With Sons of Apollo | ||
| 2017 | Psychotic Symphony | |
| 2020 | MMXX | |
| With Whom Gods Destroy | ||
| 2024 | Insanium |
Compilations and extended plays
edit| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Forgotten Anthology | |
| 2008 | Barefoot – The Acoustic EP | |
| 2020 | Barefoot 2 – acoustic EP | |
| 2020 | Barefoot 3 – acoustic EP |
Singles
edit| Year | single |
|---|---|
| 2011 | "Bernadette" (First song in a series of digitally released singles – January 2011) |
| 2011 | "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Second song in a series of digitally released singles – February 2011) |
| 2011 | "Invisible" (Third song in a series of digitally released singles – March 2011) |
| 2011 | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Fourth song in a series of digitally released singles – April 2011) |
| 2011 | "Father" (Fifth song in a series of digitally released singles – May 2011) |
| 2011 | "Cat Fight" (Sixth song in a series of digitally released singles June 2011) |
| 2011 | "There's A Kind of Hush" (Seventh song in a series of digitally released singles – July 2011) |
| 2011 | "Let Your Voice Be Heard" (Eighth song in a series of digitally released singles – September 2011) |
| 2011 | "The Pink Panther Theme" (Ninth song in a series of digitally released singles – December 2011) |
| 2019 | "Cintaku"[2] |
| 2020 | "Planetary Lockdown"[3] |
Video releases
edit2004: Live at the RMA
Live albums
edit2014: Appetite for Democracy 3D (with Guns N' Roses)
2019: Live With the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony (with Sons of Apollo)
Guest appearances
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jessica Simpson (Hex Hector club mix) | "Irresistible" – CD single | Guitarist and co-engineer |
| 2003 | Q*Ball | Q*Ball in Space | Guitar and backing vocals |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Shawn Lane Remembered Vol 2 | Guest fretless guitar solo on Richard Daude's song "From the Inside" |
| 2004 | Mistheria | Messenger of the Gods | Guest guitar solo in the song "Dynasty of Death" |
| 2005 | Phi Yann-Zek | Solar Flare | Guest guitar solo in the song "Psychometamorph" – (Thal on synth guitar – right channel) |
| 2005 | Q*Ball | Fortune Favors the Bald | Guitar and backing vocals |
| 2005 | Freak Kitchen | Organic | Guest vocals and fretless guitar on the song "Speak When Spoken To" |
| 2005 | Christophe Godin | Metal Kartoon | Guest fretless guitar solo on the song "Metal Kartoon" |
| 2005 | Julien Damotte & Fufux | Papa NoHell (unreleased) | Guest guitar solo on Christmas song 'Papa NoHell' by Julien Damotte & Fufux |
| 2006 | Mike Orlando | Sonic Stomp | Guest fretless guitar solos on the song "Game Over" |
| 2006 | Thomas Bressel | Influences of Time | Guest guitar solo on the song "My Sticky Shoes Against The Ugly Bumblebee" |
| 2006 | 24-7 Spyz | Face the Day | Guest guitarist |
| 2006 | Guthrie Govan | Erotic Cakes | Guest fretless guitar solos on the song "Rhode Island Shred" |
| 2007 | Various Artists | The Alchemists II | Guest fretless guitar solo on Terry Syrek's song "Threehundredpointtwentyone" |
| 2007 | Q*Ball | This Is Serious Business | Guitar and backing vocals |
| 2007 | Jordan Rudess | The Road Home | Guitar solo on "Tarkus" (@19m10s) & fretless guitar solo on "Just the Same" (@3m22s) |
| 2008 | Various Artists | We Wish You A Metal Christmas | Lead guitar on the song "Frosty the Snowman", also featuring Chris Chaney, Kenny Aronoff and Anvil's Steve "Lips" Kudlow |
| 2009 | Orelsan | Perdu D'avance | Guest guitar solo on the song "La Peur De Lechec" |
| 2009 | Swashbuckle | Back to the Noose | Guest guitar solos on the songs "Cruise Ship Terror" and "Rounds of Rum" |
| 2009 | Various Artists | OCC Rocks | Performed with Orange County Choppers Band – guest guitar solo on the song "Cold Sweat" |
| 2010 | Liberty N' Justice | Light It Up | Guest guitar solos on the song "Wrestling With God" |
| 2010 | Ty Tabor | Something's Coming | Guest guitar solo on the song "Free Yourself" |
| 2010 | Indestructible Noise Command | Bleed the Line | Guest guitar solo on the song "Rain" |
| 2011 | Scarlet Haze | Reach Down | Laid music tracks for the song "Reach Down" |
| 2011 | Fredrik Pihl | Silhouettes | Guest guitar solo on title track "Silhouettes" |
| 2011 | Rick Devin | Tush (Single) | Guest guitar solo on the track "Tush" |
| 2011 | Various Artists | Embrace the Sun (Japan Tsunami Relief CD) | Guest guitar solo on Milan Polak's song "End of Time" |
| 2011 | Plug-In | Hijack | Guest guitar solo on the song "Ron to the Hill" |
| 2011 | Don Jamieson | Live and Hilarious | Introduction |
| 2011 | Various Artists | Guitar Addiction, Vol. 1 | Guitar solo on "Cacophusion" |
| 2011 | ElixirOnMute | The Last Halloween | Guitar solo on the "Hourglass" |
| 2012 | Scarface | Work Ethic | Guitar on "Intro", "Hard In the Ghetto", & "Cold Blooded" (acoustic & rock mixes). Also engineered final mixes & mastering. |
| 2012 | Madonagun | Grovel At Her Feet | Guitar Solo on "Bloodlust" |
| 2012 | Liberty N Justice | The Cigar Chronicles | Guitar Solo on "Stuck In the Middle" |
| 2012 | Rick Stitch | LIV4EVR single | Guitar Solo on "LIV4EVR" |
| 2013 | Cilver | In My Head | Guitar solo on "In My Head" |
| 2013 | The Feckers | It'd Be Rude Not To | Guitar solo on "Minus"[4] |
| 2013 | Russ Dwarf | Wireless | Guitar solo on "Driftin' Back" |
| 2013 | Mattias Eklundh | Freak Guitar - The Smorgasbord | Guitar solo on "Special Agent Bauer" |
| 2014 | Destrage | Are You Kidding Me? No. | Guitar solo on "Are You Kidding Me? No."[5] |
| 2015 | DMC Generation Kill | Lot Lizard (feat. Bumblefoot) - Single | Guest guitar & production on "Lot Lizard" |
| 2015 | Carthagods | Carthagods | Guitar solo on "My Revenge" |
| 2015 | Bumblefoot & Milan Polak | Devil On My Shoulder | Single - written by Bumblefoot & Milan Polak, featuring drummer Thomas Lang and Megadeth bassist David Ellefson. |
| 2016 | Fragile Mortals (ft. DMC and Generation Kill | Fired Up | Single - guitar solo / Producer |
| 2016 | Fragile Mortals (ft. DMC and Generation Kill | Suicide | Single - guitar solo / Producer |
| 2016 | Thank You Scientist | Stranger Heads Prevail | Backing vocals in "Prologue: A Faint Applause" |
| 2016 | Paul Personne | Lost In Paris Blues Band | Album featuring Paul Personne, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, Robben Ford and John Jorgenson on guitar & vocals |
| 2017 | Dobermann | Pure Breed | Guitar solo on "Radioactive"[6] |
| 2022 | Star One | Revel in Time | guitar solo on "Back from the Past"[7] |
| 2022 | Derek Sherinian | Vortex | guitar on "Aurora Australis" |
| 2024 | Cactus | Temple Of Blues | guitar on "Guiltless Glider" |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Various Artists | Ominous Guitarists From the Unknown | Includes "Chopin Fantasie." Co-produced "Story Teller" by Rich Kern |
| 1992 | Various Artists | Guitar on the Edge No. 2 | Includes "The Shuck Duffle" (renamed "Blue Tongue" on The Adventures of Bumblefoot) |
| 1993 | Various Artists | Guitar on the Edge No. 3 | Includes "Love Soup" |
| 1994 | Various Artists | Guitar on the Edge No. 4 | Includes "Bumblefoot" from The Adventures of Bumblefoot |
| 1996 | Various Artists | SEGA Power Cuts 1 | Includes songs from the Sega CD video game Wild Woody soundtrack |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Super Guitar Heroes Vol. 1, 2, & 3 | Includes "Chopin Fantasie" (OGFTU), "Blue Tongue" & "Rinderpest" (The Adventures of Bumblefoot) |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Ondes De Choc | Includes "Hermit" and "Freak" from Hermit |
| 1997 | Various Artists | Hard Beats From Hell | Includes the title track from Hermit |
| 1998 | Various Artists | Guitar & Bass No. 50 | Includes "Chair Ass" from Hands |
| 2000 | Various Artists | Rock Sound, Volume 45 | Includes "T-Jonez" from Uncool |
| 2001 | Various Artists | Fretless Guitar Masters | Includes "Lost" and "RayGun" from 9.11 |
| 2002 | Various Artists | The Alchemists | Includes "Mafalda" from Forgotten Anthology |
| 2003 | Soundtrack | Outlaw Volleyball: Music From The Game | Includes "Meat" from Forgotten Anthology |
| 2005 | Various Artists | Village of the Unfretted | Includes "Mafalda" from Forgotten Anthology |
| 2006 | Various Artists | Artists for Charity – Guitarists 4 the Kids | Includes "Breaking" from Normal[8] |
| 2006 | Various Artists | CMJ – On Air, Vol. 12 | Includes "Rockstar for a Day" from Normal |
| 2008 | Various Artists | FMQB – SubModern #021 Specialty Show Sampler | Includes title track from Abnormal. Also mixed and co-produced |
| 2009 | Various Artists | Guitars That Ate My Brain | Includes the song "Disengaged." Also mixed, co-produced and mastered |
| 2009 | Various Artists | This Is Shredding, Vol. 1 | Includes "Blue Tongue" from The Adventures of Bumblefoot. Also mixed and co-produced |
| 2014 | Various Artists | Rock 2 Live, Vol. 1 | Includes "Let Your Voice Be Heard" and "Normal". |
Tribute CDs
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Various Artists | Crushing Days – A Tribute To Joe Satriani | Tribute to Joe Satriani CD. Covered "Always With You, Always With Me" |
| 2001 | Various Artists | Warmth in the Wilderness – A Tribute to Jason Becker | Performed a duet solo with guitarist Mike Chlasciak for the song "Out Jam" |
| 2002 | Lounge Brigade | Sabbath in the Suburbs: The Lounge Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath | Thal, as balladeer crooner "Herbert 'Ruffles' Lovecraft", sings Iron Man, Paranoid and Bark at the Moon |
| 2002 | Lounge Brigade | The Sweet Sounds of Slim Shady: The Lounge Tribute to Eminem | Thal, once again, as crooner "Herbert 'Ruffles' Lovecraft" and also as "Checkers Goldstein". Songs include "Without Me", "Cleaning Out My Closet" "My Name Is" and "Soldier" |
| 2003 | Lounge Brigade | The Lounge Below: The Lounge Tribute to Outkast | A lounge-style tribute to Outkast. Produced by Thal and featuring "Herbert 'Ruffles' Lovecraft" on vocals |
| 2004 | Various Artists | The Spirit Lives On – The Music of Jimi Hendrix Revisited, Volume 1 | Covered "Fire". (With Dennis Leeflang on drums) |
| 2013 | Various Artists | A World With Heroes - A KISS Tribute | Vocals and Guitars on "Detroit Rock City" |
| 2013 | Various Artists | Thriller - A Metal Tribute To Michael Jackson | Guitar on "Beat It" |
Other projects
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AWOL | AWOL – EP | Thal's six-song EP of his band Awol |
| 1995 | Soundtrack | Wild Woody SEGA CD video game | Composed and performed entire soundtrack |
| 2002 | Carlin Music Publishing | Library CD #331 Alternative: Punk vs. Nu-Metal | Songs written by Thal exclusively for Carlin Publishing |
| 2003 | Soundtrack | Outlaw Volleyball Xbox video game | Music includes "Meat" from Thal's Forgotten Anthology CD |
| 2004 | Soundtrack | Test Drive: Eve of Destruction PlayStation 2 video game | Music includes Thal's "American Rock-n-Roll" from Carlin Music Publishing's Alternative: Punk vs. Nu-Metal CD |
| 2005 | Carlin Music Publishing | Library CD #356 Rap & Hip Hop | Songs written by Thal exclusively for Carlin Publishing |
| 2010 | Soundtrack | Rig 'N' Roll PC video game | Music includes Thal's "American Rock-n-Roll" from Carlin Music Publishing's Alternative: Punk vs. Nu-Metal CD |
| 2016 | Soundtrack | "The Evangelist" movie (previously titled "Clean Cut") | Composed and performed entire soundtrack |
Producer
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Boiler Room | Low Society | Engineered / Produced. Self-released debut CD of NYC nu-metal band |
| 1996 | Various Artists | God Shave the Queen | Engineered / Produced, co-wrote, Performed bass, guitar, keys |
| 1996 | Indecision | Unorthodox | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 1997 | Inhuman | Evolver | Engineered / Co-produced. NYC band's first full-length CD |
| 1998 | Indecision | Most Precious Blood | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 1998 | Evoken | Embrace the Emptiness | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 1998 | Various Artists | Lost Voices | Engineered / Produced. Tribute album to Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin. Produced the group Tyris performing the Doors' song "Love Her Madly" |
| 1999 | Future Chicken Farmers | Future Chicken Farmers | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 1999 | Pat O'May | Breizh / Amerika | Co-engineered / Produced |
| 1999 | Inhuman | Rebellion | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 2000 | Various Artists | Hell Rules 2 – A Tribute To Black Sabbath | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 2000 | Anomos/Stealth | From Here On... | Engineered / Co-produced, mixed and mastered. Performed guitar, choir arrangements |
| 2000 | Various Artists | Crushing Days – A Tribute To Joe Satriani | Engineered / Produced |
| 2000 | Evoken | Quietus | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 2002 | The Wage of Sin | Product of Deceit And Loneliness | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 2001 | Most Precious Blood | Nothing in Vein | Engineered / Produced |
| 2001 | One Second Thought | Self Inflicted | Engineered / Co-produced |
| 2002 | Troy Kurtis (former of Menudo) | Demo | Engineered / Produced. Co-writing, performed all music |
| 2002 | Q*Ball | In Space | Engineered / Co-produced / Performed guitar, backing vocals |
| 2003 | Cathy-Ann | Honey Wagon | Engineered / Produced, Performed all music except acoustic guitar/vocals |
| 2004 | Q*Ball | Fortune Favors the Bald | Engineered / Produced, some Co-writing, Performed guitars, backing vocals |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute To Guns N' Roses | Engineered, Produced |
| 2004 | The Nerve! | The Nerve! | Engineered / Produced |
| 2004 | Nikki Sorrentino | Demo | Engineered, Produced. Wrote and performed music |
| 2005 | Evoken | Antithesis of Light | Engineered / Produced |
| 2005 | Zachary Fischer Band | On Borrowed Time | Engineered / Produced |
| 2006 | 24-7 Spyz | Face the Day | Engineered, co-produced, guest guitar solos |
| 2007 | Q*Ball | This Is Serious Business | Engineered, produced, some co-writing, performed guitars, backing vocals |
| 2007 | Hurricane | Abaybay (Rock Re-mix) | Engineered, produced, performed |
| 2007 | Return To Earth | Captains of Industry | Co-engineered, co-produced, performed some backing vocals |
| 2007 | Talking Metal on Fuse | FuseTV (November 2007 – March 2008) | Engineered, produced, performed |
| 2010 | Return To Earth | Automata | Mixed, co-produced |
| 2012 | Alexa Vetere | Breathe Again | Co-writer, rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals, engineered/produced, mixed & mastered |
| 2012 | Poc | Rise Above | Co-writer, all music & backing vocals, engineered/produced, mixed & mastered |
| 2015 | Art of Anarchy | Art of Anarchy | Co-writer, guitarist, backing vocalist, engineered/produced, mixed & mastered |
| 2016 | Art of Anarchy | The Madness (single) | Co-writer, guitarist, backing vocalist, engineered/produced, mixed & mastered |
| 2017 | Art of Anarchy | The Madness | Co-writer, guitarist, backing vocalist, engineered/produced, mixed & mastered |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal - solo artist, producer, Guns N' Roses guitarist (2006 - 2014)". Bumblefoot.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Cintaku, by Bumblefoot". Bumblefoot.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Planetary Lockdown, by Bumblefoot". Bumblefoot.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "The Feckers – A Worldwide Union of Rock". Thefeckers.net. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "DESTRAGE - Are You Kidding Me? No. - extensive studio report". 14 May 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ashby, Mark. "Dobermann – 'Pure Breed' (Wild Mondays Music/Horus Music UK)". Über Röck-Kick Ass Rock N Roll.
- ^ "ARJEN LUCASSEN Reveals Final Tracklisting And Musicians For New STAR ONE Album". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Slang Productions – Guitarists 4 the Kids". Slang Productions. September 11, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2014.