[4] Internal Bleeding's founding lineup consisted of Pervelis and Anthony Miola on guitar, vocalist Brian Richards, bassist Tom Slobowski and drummer Bill Tolley.
In the same year, Richards and Slobowski departed from the group, with bassist John Colucco and Autumn Reign vocalist Eric Wigger taking up their roles.
[5] Around this time Pavement Records began to experience financial difficulties, leading to the album having little promotion and Internal Bleeding rarely touring.
The band then toured the United States for two months in mid-2005, with support from Bodies in the Gears of the Apparatus and Strong Intention, before announcing their breakup.
[6] In 2011, founding members Tolley, Pervelis and Hobbie reunited Internal Bleeding, accompanied by bassist Jason Liff and vocalist Keith DeVito.
[10] On April 20, 2017, founding drummer and the band's sole consistent member, Bill Tolley, died in a fire while working his job as a firefighter in Queens.
[18] Blabbermouth.net writer Jay H. Gorania described the music as "Tough guy guitar chugging... layered atop mid-tempo pummeling, spiced up with occasional bursts of blasting belligerence.
"[19] Their lyrics often discuss dark, socio-political issues,[20] and some songs reference literature, such as "Anthems for Doomed Youth" referencing Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum est".