Hole was a Grammy-nominated, alternative rock/grunge band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002. The band was fronted by Courtney Love, and co-founded by Love, Eric Erlandson (lead guitar) and Lisa Roberts (bassist and Love's neighbor who dropped the project very early on). The band had a brief period as a three-guitar lineup, with the musician Errol Stewert, but the lineup that recorded the first album included only Love, Erlandson, bassist Jill Emery and drummer Caroline Rue. Rue was fired in 1992 and Emery left soon after, to be replaced by Leslie Hardy and Patty Schemel, respectively. Hardy left after recording just one single with the band, "Beautiful Son", and was subsequently replaced by Kristen Pfaff in 1993. After Pfaff died of an apparent drug overdose in 1994, Melissa Auf der Maur took her place from 1995 until the band's dissolution in 2002. When Schemel left the band in 1998, Samantha Maloney took her place as drummer. On VH1's countdown of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Bands Hole was number 77.

Hole was a grunge band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1989 fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson , and featuring Patty Schemel on drums and Melissa Auf der Maur on bass from 1994 until October 20, 1999; previous bassist Kristen Pfaff died of a heroin overdose in 1994. Other previous band members include drummer Caroline Rue and bassist Jill Emery . Hole’s 1991 album, Pretty on the Inside , received praise from underground critics. After the success of Pretty on the Inside, Ho