Third full album in for 'Iron Savior' and the Atlantis / Space saga laid down on the self titled debut, 'Unification' and the four studio tracks from 'Interlude' continues strongly here. In all honesty I've quite enjoyed the concept, but here the storyline and music does start to sound a little recycled, admittedly the quality is as high as you would expect from 'Sielck' and 'Hansen', but as such perhaps lacks the same impact as its predecessors. A third guitarist 'Joachim 'Piesel' Küstner' is added to the line-up, although I'm not really sure how much he actually contributes here, being more of a replacement for 'Kai Hansen' who left following this release to concentrate on his work with 'Gamma Ray'.

'Dark Assault' opens uncharacteristically with an instrumental fuelled intro to 'Never Say Die', before proceeding more typically with the 'Judas Priest' inspired Power Metal so characteristic of 'Iron Savior' and comes complete with fitting sound effects and blazing guitar interchanges. Brisker still is the slashing 'Seek And Destroy' an unrelenting treat, which again sees the fret duo on top form, while 'Piet's' rugged vocals and ace production really lift the song. 'Kai' takes over lead vocals for the 'Gamma Ray' reminiscent 'Solar Wings', a less frenzied offering but has that strong melody which 'Kai' has a knack coming up with and all told has a certain 80's 'Priest' feel. The single release from the album 'I've Been To Hell' ensues and for me sounds a little too reminiscent of work from earlier albums, overlooking this it's still quality, with a fine pulsating rhythm throughout, while 'Piet' turns in a virtuoso performance. More 'Priest' inspired Metal is brought about by 'Dragons Rising', which highlights a more progressive approach with the introduction of keyboards and less straightforward arrangements, the chorus however is fist-raising and ultimately another splendid track. 'Predators' ensues mixing the sound up a little with vocal tradeoffs between 'Kai' and 'Piet' working to good effect, while the semi epic 'Made Of Metal' is a solid affair, but at times is too clichéd, with the mid-track slow down also seeming a little directionless. The tempo is lifted for the riff driven 'Firing The Guns' a more simplistic cut and in all honesty a fairly ordinary effort by 'Iron Savior' standards, with the chorus and slightly tedious verses failing to lift the song. Improvements are quickly made with the pulsating 'Eye of the World' a song reminiscent of work from the debut, nicely penned with 'Piet' and 'Kai' again getting in one of those sublime duelling solos. The concept begins to wind up with the nicely written, galloping rocker 'Back Into The Light' and concludes with 'After the War' which features 'Piet' and 'Kai' sharing vocal duties for this excellent yet more emotional track.

A so called “bonus track” is included and sees 'Iron Savior' doing a rather respectable cover of 'Priest's' 'Delivering the Goods', 'Piet' can't match 'Halford's' vocals, but his more gritty delivery still works very well, as does 'Kai Hansen's' blazing solo.

Taking 'Dark Assault' as a whole, perhaps it is a little too similar to the previous couple of albums, but that said, is still brimming with quality and any 'Iron Savior' fan will want to add this to their collection.