Hole

Hole was an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson. The band went through various lineups through the subsequent decades before its dissolution in 2002. In 2009, frontwoman Love re-formed Hole with lead guitarist Micko Larkin (formerly of Larrikin Love), Shawn Dailey (of Rock Kills Kid) on bass, and Stuart Fisher (formerly of Ozric Tentacles) on drums, but retired the Hole moniker in 2012, returning to work as a solo artist.

Hole's abrasive, self-consciously obnoxious style of alternative rock was initially influenced heavily by punk rock and noise rock and had a brief period as a three-guitar lineup, first with Eric Erlandson and Mike Geisbriecht, then briefly with the musician Errol Stewart. The band released two singles, firstly "Retard Girl" in 1990 and then "Dicknail" in 1991, both on independent record labels.

Genres

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Hole members

Members: Eric Erlandson (guitar), Courtney Love (guitar, lead vocals), Patty Schemel (drums (drum set)), Melissa Auf der Maur (bass guitar, choir vocals), Caroline Rue (drums (drum set)), Samantha Maloney (drums (drum set)), Jill Emery (bass guitar), Leslie Hardy (bass guitar), Kristen Pfaff (bass guitar)