[3][4] The band's lyrical content narrates issues of state and political interest[5] and matters of personal frustration and social problems.
Because they could not find a drummer, a friend of the band, Stephan Lenhoff, played drums, until Andries Smit replaced him as a permanent member in 2007.
During this time they playing a number of underground concerts and festivals, and initiated a fresh concept of organizing "party-buses" to select performances, which in itself became an event that attracted a lot of additional fans.
In February 2008, Mind Assault released their debut LP Stigma at METAL4AFRICA Summerfest, breaking attendance records in the region for an all-African, all-metal event.
In addition to the usual gig circuit, 2010 saw Mind Assault's first appearance at one South Africa's oldest and most well-known festivals, Oppikoppi, and took the remainder of the year to track their next self-released EP, Metal Rites.
Metal Rites was released at the end of January in 2011, with the band embarking on another national tour, including a first-time appearance in the city of Bloemfontein that year.
Mind Assault reached another milestone in 2013 when they traveled to their first Gauteng RAMfest to join South Africa's Pestroy in opening for the UK's Bring Me the Horizon and Rise Against from the US.
In 2014, Mind Assault released four self-produced tracks and a music video in anticipation of their support of the Lamb of God South African tour.