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title: "Hole"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/hole"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1989
disbanded: 2012
---

# Hole

**Hole** is a sludge metal band, from United States, active 1989 to 2012.

Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1989. It was founded by singer/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 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Hole |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Disbanded | 2012 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Courtney Love](https://themetalnet.com/musician/courtney-love) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1989 to 2002 | Former |
| [Caroline Rue](https://themetalnet.com/musician/caroline-rue) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to 1992 | Former |
| [Eric Erlandson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-erlandson) | Guitar | 1989 to 2002 | Former |
| [Jill Emery](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jill-emery) | Bass guitar | 1990 to 1992 | Former |
| [Kristen Pfaff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kristen-pfaff) | Bass guitar | 1993 to 1994 | Former |
| [Leslie Hardy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/leslie-hardy) | Bass guitar | 1992 to 1993 | Former |
| [Melissa Auf der Maur](https://themetalnet.com/musician/melissa-auf-der-maur) | Choir vocals, Bass guitar | 1994 to 1999 | Former |
| [Patty Schemel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/patty-schemel) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1998 | Former |
| [Samantha Maloney](https://themetalnet.com/musician/samantha-maloney) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Pretty on the Inside](https://themetalnet.com/album/3cfb69f7-13e3-306b-b564-a1f1b1260b98) | Album |
| 1994 | [Live Through This](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe676d05-f97c-303a-890b-da53c69e5d42) | Album |
| 1995 | [Ask for It](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfd1b475-9199-330d-94fd-79626ded5733) | EP |
| 1997 | [The First Session](https://themetalnet.com/album/dc9831b7-eb8f-3817-8ccd-e9fbb5069084) | EP |
| 1998 | [Celebrity Skin](https://themetalnet.com/album/bdf37fad-7332-3efb-8e7e-073d1c756c7e) | Album |
| 1998 | [Extracts from Celebrity Skin](https://themetalnet.com/album/d24a306f-cc53-46f8-9f44-baec79126d8c) | EP |
| 2009 | [Nobody’s Daughter](https://themetalnet.com/album/7f2cb742-7ebc-45ab-8ff5-c74744b90fc8) | Album |
|  | [The Kristen Pfaff Tape (Live Through This Sessions)](https://themetalnet.com/album/b86de129-4411-4781-a420-5452ec7be8d8) | Album |
|  | [Unplugged and Unloved](https://themetalnet.com/album/91ef1c72-5ec8-4a00-b466-34c00f394a15) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU45NzMuIHgXCTJaMf0Rdg
- x: https://twitter.com/holerock
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hole
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5SHQUMAmEK5KmuSb0aDvsn
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/477
- website: https://web.archive.org/web/19981203083137/http://geffen.com/hole/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/115269

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/hole](https://themetalnet.com/band/hole). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt