Caustic is an American industrial band based out of Madison, Wisconsin, United States, created in 2002 by DJ Matt Fanale (AKA Eurotic), who is the sole consistent member.
Caustic has enjoyed moderate success in 2006 with the release of Unicorns, Kittens, and Shit, which hit number 1 on Metropolis Records' mail-order site.
[2] Caustic's second full-length Booze Up and Riot propelled the project even further, with a follow-up planned for late 2008 on Crunch Pod.
In 2010, right before the release of And You Will Know Me By The Trail of Vomit, Fanale publicly declared he gave up drinking,[3] frequently blogging about his experiences with his alcoholism.
The song "White Knuckle Head Fuck" on 2011's The Golden Vagina of Fame and Profit is specifically about his dealing with withdrawal.
[2]Fanale has claimed Caustic's genre to be "Jizzcore," as a joke about the amount of self-indulgent, artist-created subgenres in industrial.
Influences Matt Fanale has referenced include Revolting Cocks, Hank III, Pop Will Eat Itself, Chemlab, Atari Teenage Riot, and Stromkern, as well as the comedians Doug Stanhope, Bill Hicks, and Louis CK.
Live performances are often noted for the often frenetic interaction with the audience and the band's surroundings, characterized by mild drunken belligerence.
Some dipshit at my first Seattle show was grumpy about the Caustic live set because we were apparently "making fun of the scene," or something like that.