Internal Bleeding

Formed in 1991 on Long Island, New York, Internal Bleeding belongs to the New York death metal scene of the early 1990s, alongside bands that pushed the genre toward heavier and more syncopated forms. Their music blends brutal death metal and slam death metal, with massive riffs, pronounced tempo changes, a strong emphasis on slow grooves and rhythmic breaks, in an aesthetic that also incorporates reflexes from hardcore. After several demos and the Perpetual Degradation EP in 1994, Internal Bleeding released Voracious Contempt in 1995, then The Extinction of Benevolence in 1997, Driven to Conquer in 1999 and Onward to Mecca in 2004, over a career marked by numerous personnel changes. The band split up in 2005 before reforming in 2011 around guitarist Chris Pervelis and founding drummer Bill Tolley. This second period gave birth to Imperium in 2014 followed by Corrupting Influence in 2018. From its beginnings, Internal Bleeding has retained a compact and aggressive approach to death metal, centered on rhythmic impact, guttural vocals and writing conceived for the pit as well as for sonic intensity.