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bjelland performing with babes in toyland , 2015 the italian whorenuns , babes in toyland , hole , melvins venarays , lubricated goat , crunt , katastrophy wife , sugar babydoll , pagan babies , 1985 -- present rickenbacker 425 salem , oregon , u.s. doomedelic reprise , sympathy for the record industry , integrity , , rish treehouse , twin tone , southern , kat bjelland solo_singer 9 december 1963 vocals , guitar , bass , piano punk rock , alternative rock kat bjelland 2015.png kat bjelland
 katherine lynne bjelland musician , singer-songwriter
kat bjelland

katherine lynne bjelland -lrb- born december 9 , 1963 -rrb- is an american singer , songwriter , musician and guitarist .
bjelland rose to prominence as the lead singer , guitarist , and songwriter of the punk rock band babes in toyland , which formed in minneapolis , minnesota in 1987 .
bjelland had also been involved in musical projects prior , including a band called the venarays , as well as the pagan babies , which she formed with courtney love in 1985 .
babes in toyland officially disbanded in 2001 after releasing three studio albums , and bjelland worked on several projects before forming katastrophy wife , releasing two studio albums .
in 2015 , bjelland reunited with babes in toyland and began performing live shows .
