Engravings
by Forest Swords
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. PopMatters
    Dec 4, 2013
    50
    While Forest Swords isn’t going to be an easy listen for the average music fan, those that are already predisposed to this type of material will probably get a lot out of it.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. indiegalaxy10
    Sep 17, 2013
    9
    This beautiful album is an mystical experience, an epic travel to oriental horizons, the sounds are the echoes of a dark landscape aThis beautiful album is an mystical experience, an epic travel to oriental horizons, the sounds are the echoes of a dark landscape a landscape that is rich and beautiful, it is one of the best of this great year!… Full Review »
  2. Duu
    May 20, 2014
    0
    This instrumental album is a ruse for people who cannot admit when they have been had. There is a very low level of creativity in this album,This instrumental album is a ruse for people who cannot admit when they have been had. There is a very low level of creativity in this album, and it is so bad that it fools some people into thinking it might be good and that they just don't want to be the one who did not "get" it. But I can assure you that there is not one good "beat on here". The only songs that could even be considered listenable by any stretch of the imagination are tracks 1,2, and 7. This album is not even worth a listen, yet it has better ratings that so many other superior albums by other artists. This album's rating proves that if you are an obscurity and weirdness is tantamount to "high quality/ability" to the users and reviewers online. The inability to distinguish between something that pushes sonic status quo and merely bad music is the hallmark of the online critic community and I think they need to stop being fools. I'm a fan of weird music. But being weird should not count in your favor as a band if the music is not skillful, inventive, clever, or sonically new. This album is weak, uninventive, repetitive, and just a disrespectful to all the musicians that eve lived and worked to make their music matter to humanity and to use their platform to be heard to actually say something musically.… Full Review »
  3. Bah
    Sep 26, 2013
    10
    This truly is an amazing electronic album; one that combines so many influences, Eastern and Western, past and present. Its sound and theThis truly is an amazing electronic album; one that combines so many influences, Eastern and Western, past and present. Its sound and the imagery it creates is beautiful, yet at the same time strangely haunting, sort of feels like part of something much greater. My definite favorite from the album would have to be "Friend, You Will Never Learn".… Full Review »
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