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Key facts
- Origin
- Hollywood, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Genres
- Alternative rock grunge punk rock noise rock power pop
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1989 ( 1989 ) –2002 2009–2012
- Labels
- Sympathy for the Record Industry Sub Pop Caroline City Slang DGC Mercury
- Past members
- Courtney Love Eric Erlandson Mike Geisbrecht Lisa Roberts Caroline Rue Jill Emery Patty Schemel Leslie Hardy Kristen Pfaff Melissa Auf der Maur Samantha Maloney Micko Larkin Shawn Dailey Stu Fisher Scott Lipps
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Hole
- Official website
- www.holerock.net
- Image
- HoleSXSW2010(wide).jpg
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- Commons category
- Hole (band)
- inception
- 1989-00-00
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- social media followers
- 215000
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- native label
- Hole
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Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1989. It was founded by singer and guitarist Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson. It had several different bassists and drummers, the most notable being drummer Patty Schemel and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur. Hole released a total of four studio albums between two incarnations spanning the 1990s and early-2010s and became one of the most commercially successful rock bands in history fronted by a woman.
Influenced by Los Angeles' punk rock scene, the band's debut album, Pretty on the Inside (1991), was produced by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, and attracted critical interest from British and American alternative press. Their second album, Live Through This, released in 1994 by DGC Records, combined elements of punk, grunge, and pop rock music, and was widely acclaimed, reaching platinum status within a year of its release. Their third album, Celebrity Skin (1998), marked a notable departure from their earlier punk influences, boasting a more commercially viable sound; the album sold around 2 million copies worldwide, and earned them significant critical acclaim.