Ink Compatible | ||||
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Studio album by Spastic Ink | ||||
Released | March 21, 2004 (US and Europe) April 21, 2004 (Japan and Southeast Asia) |
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Recorded | 2000–2004 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, instrumental rock | |||
Length | 58:10 | |||
Label |
EclecticElectric Avalon/Marquee Iron d |
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Producer | Ron Jarzombek | |||
Spastic Ink chronology | ||||
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Ink Compatible is the second full-length album from Spastic Ink. It was released in 2004 after a four-year process. The album again features core members Ron Jarzombek on guitar, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Pete Perez on bass alongside a plethora of guest musicians. They include Jarzombek's Watchtower band mates Jason McMaster and Doug Keyser, Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain of Salvation, Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), Michael Manring, Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot), Ray Riendeau (Halford, Machines of Loving Grace), Jeff Eber (Dysrhythmia), and Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen), among others.
Ink Compatible was released worldwide via Ron Jarzombek's EclecticElectric label, except for Japan and Southeast Asia where it was released by Avalon/Marquee. It was released in Russia on Iron d.
An alternate version of the Japanese bonus track, A Quick Affix, can be found as Peppered Cancer on Bobby Jarzombek's instructional drum DVD, Performance & Technique.