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# DISCARDED Release New Thall Single "Flourish||Forsaken"
- URL: https://www.themetalverse.net/discarded-flourish-forsaken/
- Published: 2026-07-31T15:59:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-31T15:59:17.000Z
- Author: The Metalverse
- Tags: Emerging Artist Reviews

Dutch Thall quartet, **Discarded**, have just released their newest single "Flourish||Forsaken" on July 30th. The band is made up of **Andy Meijer** (vocals), **Liam Rolink** (guitar), **Nikki Son** (Guitar), and **Bas Gijzen** (Drums). 

On the new single, the band states:

> "Flourish || Forsaken displays our growth post-EP, and the direction we as DISCARDED want to take. The track itself is a progressive approach to thall with elements of deathcore, infused with a strong emotionality. We're all struggling with humanity's effects on the natural world, and Flourish || Forsaken gives space to those emotions. We will continue to push the boundaries of intensity, aggression, and depth simultaneously." - Discarded

Now, if you are new to Thall (we actually have a whole [article breaking it down](https://www.themetalverse.net/what-is-thall/)), the basic idea is that Thall is an extreme metal subgenre that focuses on building and distorting melodies, progressive instrumentals, off-timing, and polyrhythms, and typically has an off-putting sound. Thall was a term originally coined by Swedish metal act **Vildhjarta** but has now become a term for a whole subgenre of metal. 

Discarded introduces their new song with gentle ambience and reverbed clean guitar before suddenly bursting into down-tuned thall guitar riffage and explosive low growls. Taking inspiration from acts like **Mirar** and **Vildhjarta** as well as blackened deathcore, Discarded continues to showcase wildly fast guitar riffs and overall progressive instrumentals that set the tone. Screeching pinch harmonics, bright leads, and deep guitar bends create a dramatic and crushingly heavy sound that excellently captures the atmosphere of thall music.

 At about 4 minutes in, "Flourish || Forsaken" fades into a bridge with atmospheric guitar and evolving pads that create a very ambient and vibey soundscape as drums build back into full intensity, and speeding double bass drumming introduces galloping tempos and rapid tremolo guitar. Discarded builds into a brutally intense breakdown as rabid screams and slowed guitar chugging create a blend of deathcore and thall**,** as the breakdown features extreme heaviness while keeping the distorted melodies characteristic of thall music. Eventually, the song fades out with clean guitar and cinematic orchestral strings. 

At just over 7 minutes, Discarded does an excellent job of capturing the essence of thall with a blend of deathcore's intensity and thall's progressiveness and off-putting melodies. The band's talent and passion for thall music like Vildhjart is clear in their music and makes it enjoyable. Overall, their production is excellent, especially for a band that started just last year; I'm very impressed.

You can stream "Flourish||Forsaken" available on all platforms now (there is even an instrumental version too!).

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