Babes in Toyland (band)

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland in 2015, from left to right: Maureen Herman, Lori Barbero, and Kat Bjelland
Background information
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock[1] grunge[2] punk rock[3] post-punk[4]
Years active	1987–2001 2014–2017
Labels	Twin Tone Southern Strange Fruit Reprise Insipid
Past members	Kat Bjelland Lori Barbero Clara Salyer Maureen Herman Michelle Leon Chris Holetz Cindy Russell Dana Cochrane Jessie Farmer

Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Kat Bjelland, along with drummer Lori Barbero and bassist Michelle Leon, who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992.

Babes in Toyland released three studio albums: Spanking Machine (1990), followed by the commercially successful Fontanelle (1992), and Nemesisters (1995), before becoming inactive in 1997 and eventually disbanding in 2001.

In 2014, the band reunited; the following year, they began performing live together for the first time in over a decade.^[5] They completed an international tour throughout 2015, during which bassist Herman was fired and replaced with Clara Salyer. The band broke up again in 2017.^[6]