💀 New Single “Crown of Insignificance” Aims Low… and Hits Hard
Long Island’s slam-death pioneers Internal Bleeding are back—and they’ve got some unfinished business to take care of. The band has officially announced their seventh studio album, titled Settle All Scores, due out October 17th via Maggot Stomp, and if the title didn’t tip you off, let’s just say it doesn’t sound like a peace offering.
Leading the charge is the new single “Crown of Insignificance”, a blistering, groove-laced takedown apparently aimed at certain personalities in the heavy music scene. The band doesn’t name names, but they’re not exactly subtle either.
“‘Crown Of Insignificance’ is about a few specific people in the scene. It’s up to you to figure out who we’re talking about.”
Translation: you probably already know who they mean.
The track premiered with the force of a cinder block to the jaw—riff-heavy, unrelenting, and packed with the kind of seething energy Internal Bleeding helped invent. Yes, invent—because while others may have popularized “slam” death metal, Internal Bleeding were already planting the seeds back in the early ’90s, well before it became a TikTok tag.
A Little History for the Uninitiated:
Formed in 1991, Internal Bleeding helped forge the brutal death metal and slam subgenres, combining NYHC beatdowns with technical death metal and unforgiving groove. Albums like Voracious Contempt and Driven to Conquer didn’t just blast—they bulldozed. Along the way, they influenced an entire generation of heavy bands that still don’t groove half as hard.
Over the years, they’ve survived lineup changes, personal losses (including the tragic passing of drummer Bill Tolley in 2017), and countless trends in metal. Through it all, they’ve remained uncompromising—and apparently, very aware of who’s been talking smack.
Settle All Scores – Album Details:
Release Date: October 17, 2025
Label: Maggot Stomp (Yes, the one with all your favorite caveman riffs)
Production: Done in-house by the band, with Taylor Young (Twitching Tongues, Nails) handling engineering and mixing duties—so you know it’s going to hit like a wrecking ball through drywall.
Expect pulverizing grooves, tight-as-nails drumming, and lyrical content that flips the bird at past enemies, musical pretenders, and maybe even that guy who skipped out on paying back borrowed merch money in 2003.
