Factory is the eighty-second studio album by guitarist Buckethead, and the fifty-second installment of the Buckethead Pikes Series. The album was announced and released as a digital version on March 13. The album was released in a digital format along with two limited edition formats were announced to be released on March 28. The first format consists of 300 copies of an untitled white album signed by Buckethead himself. The second version consists of an unspecified amount of copies of an untitled white album with hand drawn covers and signed by Buckethead himself. The second version was only offered until March 21 while the first version lasted until copies sold out. A standard edition was announced but has not yet been released.