Caustic

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Name: Caustic
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Years Active: 2002 - present
Label: Crunch Pod
Current Members: Matt Fanale (all writing and production)-- LIVE- Brian Graupner, Kat Lunde, Jason Hollis, and various other studs and studettes

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CAUSTIC was created in 2002 by Madison, Wis., DJ Matt Fanale (AKA Eurotic/Phoedull/Gloryhole/DJ Gay DJ). At first, the music totally sucked but people and pals were kind about it.

Then it sucked less.

Miraculously, it sucked even less.

Then, it almost DIDN'T suck. But still kinda did.

In 2005, CAUSTIC was signed to Static Sky Records. Some say it was because he had some shit on the label and blackmailed them into signing him. Some say it was because label owner Mark Stagliano has blackouts and signs bands with his alter ego/boyfriend Christian Bankes. Some say it was just good luck.

Either way -- HA HA! -- Static Sky is stuck with CAUSTIC. Suckers.

Okay, well not really. SSR went kaput, but Crunch Pod Media snapped up CAUSTIC and so Caustic is on the same label asC/A/T, Manufactura, Cervello Elettronico, and Alter Der Ruine. So Crunch Pod is stuck with Caustic's dumb ass. (Now that this has been written I hope CP doesn't go out of business.)

Regardless, CAUSTIC's signed. The first album, Unicorns, Kittens, & Shit debuted in Spring 2006, to minor acclaim, although it did hit #1 on Metropolis' Top Ten for two weeks (some suspect foul play). Caustic's second disc was released April 2007 and the 200 copy run of the limited edition sold out within a few scant (yes, scant) weeks.

In the meantime, CAUSTIC has been playing a shit-ton of show with acts much more important than he, such as This Morn' Omina, Combichrist, KMFDM, Babyland, Razed in Black, Bella Morte, Empusae, Terrorfakt, Manufactura, C/A/T, Hecate, Andraculoid, Grendel, among others.

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2004: I Am On Fire (CDR 100 copies) - (Sonic Mainline)
2005: MELD: Endif vs Caustic (CDR 300 copies) - (Thirdwave/Sonic Mainline)
2006: Unicorns, Kittens, & Shit - (Crunch Pod)
2006: Rainbows, Puppies, & Crap (2CDR 50 copies) - (Sonic Mainline)
2006: Give Me Free Handjobs (free online "CD") - (Crunch Pod)
2007: High Art for Low Expectations (split w/Justin Mathew Mooney (CDR 100 copies) (Sonic Mainline)
2007: Booze Up And Riot (regular and Binge Drinking Edition) - (Crunch Pod)