Album Notes

Line-up:

Ron Jarzombek (BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER, GORDIAN KNOT)- guitars
Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH) - drums
Pete Perez (RIOT, LEATHERWOLF) - bass
Jason McMaster (WATCHTOWER, DANGEROUS TOYS) - lead vocals
Daniel Gildenlöw (PAIN OF SALVATION) - lead vocals
Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY)- guitar
Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - keyboards
Jimmy Pitts (SCHOLOMANCE, THE FRACTURED DIMENSION) - keyboards
David Bagsby (XEN, PATRICK MORAZ) - keyboards
Michael Manring (ATTENTION DEFICIT, MICHAEL HEDGES) - bass
Ray Riendeau (HALFORD, MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE) - bass
Doug Keyser (WATCHTOWER) - bass
Sean Malone (GORDIAN KNOT, CYNIC)- bass
Jeff Eber (DYSRHYTHMIA) - drums
David Penna (STATIC, PLANET HATE, SYS-X) - drums

Reviews:

I've known these guys for a long time and they never cease to completely blow my mind!!! (...) These guys are both SCARY, INSANE, SICK....and GENIUSES!
- Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater / "Hero of the Day", March 16, 2004

Spastic Ink boldly goes where no mere mortals would dare tread. A revolutionary statement “Ink Compatible” is a masterpiece of originality. This entire CD will blow the doors off of the prog-jazz-fusion crowd worldwide. A must have for the serious music connoisseur. (Rating: 5/5)
- Mike Sandomirsky, Guitar Mania

"Ink Compatible" will not satisfy those music consumers seeking an identifiable hook, or some conventional verse-chorus-verse-chorus monotony. This is a shred album, but one that stomps all over the swollen fingers of Yngwie Malmsteen, or the spindly fingers of Steve Vai, or the bluesy fingers of Joe Satriani. May it be carved in granite the truth that Ron Jarzombek is a fret-deity of as much worth as that aforementioned trio, that he is a musicological genius, and that "Ink Compatible" is a befitting showcase of his majesty.
- Aaron Fleming, Blog Critics

If musicianship was the world's currency, Spastic Ink could bring an end to homelessness, stop starvation, offer up a cure for cancer, and buy out a few megacorporations as an afterthought. It's just that simple. This recording is a novelty journey through the world of instrumental absurdity. Ron Jarzombek is, quite simply, the most bizzarely creative guitar hero in existence. Bumblefoot? Hah. Petrucci? Meh. Think PsyOpus is the greatest thing to happen to tech metal? Sorry. Guitar enthusiasts - meet your new obsession.
- MP3Maniaco