The 13th Scroll is the first album by American
avant-garde metal band
Cobra Strike, released in 1999. In addition to lead member
Buckethead, the album features drums by
Pinchface, with additional drum programming by
Bryan "Brain" Mantia and
DJ Disk. On the right of artwork is shown Ultraman Hayata, a character of
Ultraman, a popular 1966 Japanese Tokusatsu TV show.
The term "cobra strike" was inspired by the video game G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike (1983). Artwork for the
second album features cobras as seen in the game.