In September 2001 Maarten came to the U.S. for a recording session with Mad Joe, Richie, and Shawn (drummer for Krutch).
After Out To Win/Mushmouth disbanded, Richie and Mad Joe decided to restart Wisdom in Chains and, after receiving Maarten's blessing for the project, recruited a new American line-up.
Apart from Richie and Mad Joe, the new line-up included Tony Meltdown from The Ninth Plague on guitar, Shannon from Out To Win/Mushmouth on drums, and Greg "Big Show", a local Stroudsburg musician, on bass.
During this period the band began to develop its sound by incorporating various metal, crossover, and hard rock elements into its songs.
Soon after the release of the "Pocono Ghosts" 7", longtime member Greg "Big Show" also left the band due to an injury.