Zammboney

Zammboney is a Canadian metalcore band formed by Zack van Egmond (vocals) and Rickie Palmstruch (bass guitar; backing vocals). The band started in, ; but is now based in. The band's signature sound mixes crossover thrash and funk metal with new jack swing and contemporary R&B influences.

Initially a duo of Van Egmond and Palmstruch, the band signed with in 2001 and expanded to a full lineup with their debut studio album Spiritual Anxiety.

Background
Zack van Egmond was born in, in 1975 into a family of Dutch heritage; while Rickie Palmstruch was born in ,  in 1974 to an African-American mother and Swedo-Finnish father. Growing up, Van Egmond frequently listened to punk rock music and thrash and glam metal bands, while Palmstruch was a fan of American R&B music. The two met when their parents moved to the United Kingdom in the early-1990s (Van Egmond as his father was promoted to Pepsi-Cola's UK branch, Palmstruch due to his father gaining a job with the Finnish embassy in London).

Van Egmond and Palmstruch met while attending. They formed Zammboney in 1997, and began playing the club scene together, recording a self-released EP and a mixtape together.

Spiritual Anxiety
After moving to together in 1999, Van Egmond and Palmstruch began recording the demos that would become Spiritual Anxiety. They were discovered by an A&R man for during a show at, and were signed to  in 2001. Zammboney added guitarist Stephen Hak, drummer Nathan Kauss, turntablist/DJ Mark Gofton, and keyboardist Michelle Kauss to record their debut studio album Spiritual Anxiety. They opened for for two shows in Toronto and  in 2002.