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, nicknamed "Thrash 'n Soul" (a parody of the name for the compilation Rock 'n Soul Part 1), 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.