The band says: "While staying true to all Serenity trademarks such as symphonic orchestras, heavy rhythms, amazing melodic vocals and bombastic choirs, we also brought in some new elements in form of various new sounds in the Serenity universe and a constant implementation of female vocals supporting outstanding singer Georg Neuhauser.

"[2] Announcement for official release of the album came via the band's website, stating, "While staying true to all Serenity trademarks such as symphonic orchestras, heavy rhythms, amazing melodic vocals & bombastic choirs we also brought in some new elements in form of various new sounds in the Serenity universe and a constant implementation of female vocals supporting outstanding singer Georg Neuhauser.

[3] The artwork cover for War of Ages was created by Spiros Antoniou,[4] who previously worked with Serenity on their debut album Words Untold & Dreams Unlived.

The release was mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik at Dreamsound Studios in München, Germany, with orchestrations and music arrangements done by Oliver Philipps.

Although everything sounds like it was lifted from better known contemporaries, it's all high quality, memorable and very easy to like," and "This is by far Serenity's best release and a very enjoyable dose of symphonic power.