[4] In 2002, Van Poederooyen was contacted by Devin Townsend to join a progressive metal group he was forming to play his solo material.

[3] Van Poederooyen was recommended by long-time Townsend drummer Gene Hoglan, who had seen him perform with God Awakens Petrified.

Van Poederooyen was also approached by Darkane guitarist Christofer Malmström to play in his solo project, Non-Human Level,[6] which released a self-titled album in 2005.

The band, Terror Syndrome, independently issued a digital release of its self-titled debut album in 2008, shortly after acquiring Annihilator vocalist Dave Padden.

[7] Van Poederooyen continued working with Devin Townsend, featuring on the Devin Townsend Project albums Addicted, Deconstruction (sharing drumming duties with Dirk Verbeuren), Epicloud, the double album Z² (Sky Blue & Dark Matters) and Transcendence.