Entered studio for second time

After touring in 1991, the band entered the studio for a second time to record their major-label follow-up to Spanking Machine . Bassist Michelle Leon left the group in early 1992, shortly after the murder of Joe Cole , her then boyfriend. Maureen Herman was recruited as her replacement. With this new line-up, the band signed with Warner Bros.’s Reprise Records . Their second studio album, Fontanelle was recorded in Cannon Falls , Minnesota and in New York City, and featured production from Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo . Fontanelle was released in 1992, and sold over 250,000 copies in the United States alone. The lead single on the album, ” Bruise Violet ,” is said to be an attack on Courtney Love. However, Bjelland denied this, saying instead that “Violet” was the name of a muse to both her and Love. A music video for “Bruise Violet” was shot in the SoHo loft of photographer Cindy Sherman , who also appears in the video as Bjelland’s doppelganger. Sherman’s photos appear on the covers of Fontanelle and the group’s second EP, Painkillers , and the imagery was recreated on stage banners with the artist’s permission.