ANAND mentor guitarist ANAND MAHANGOE originally hails from Surinam. The 2003 album 'Joy 4 Ever', released by the Finnish Lion Music label, featured ex-DREAM THEATER and ALICE COOPER band veteran DEREK SHERINAN on keyboards and the ARTENSION and RAGE credited Mike Terrana on drums. For live work Mahangoe employed a cast comprising VENGEANCE bassist Barend Courbois, SUN CAGED and AFTER FOREVER keyboard player Joost van den Broek and VENGEANCE drummer Paul Thissen.

In 2004 the guitarist formed up a Dutch Prog-Metal "supergroup" dubbed SPHERE OF SOULS, fronted by former SUN CAGED vocalist Andre Vuurboom and featuring Joost van den Broek on keyboards, Kees Harrison of AUTUMN EQUINOX repute on bass and ex-IMPERIUM drummer Patrick Gerritzen.