Hole

Led by the incandescent Courtney Love, Hole were one of the bands that helped make the ’90s alt-rock landscape a place where women could assert themselves through heavy riffs and snarled lyrics.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson, Hole took early inspiration from abstract no wave and gnarly rock ’n’ roll.

Their first album, 1991’s Pretty On the Inside, was coproduced by Kim Gordon of New York indie standard-bearers Sonic Youth, and its chaotic guitars were countered by Love’s guttural wail.