Album Notes

This album is not only followed to the classic street punk style (2. Fuck off the Mammonism ; 3. Gum Bleed ; 4. People's war ; 9. Don't forget the class struggle ... ) but also plus some fucking trash metal attack (6. Theracy and almost every hardcore song have the trash metal guitar solo )
We also wanna recommend that ( 4. People's war & 6. Theracy) have the best bass solo ever :-)
Another recommend (8. Tomorrow will be once again) is the first time that we try an irish song , we really like it you know .
(5. Red river valley and 7. The Youth way) are the pleasant punk rock songs . mandolin and clarinet was played in the song of Red river valley , not too bad !
I think the most important song in this album should be (10. Utopia song) , it is 7:38 , really long ? cause the name is too big for the interpretation , Gum Bleed puts all into this song (all of their ideologies , philosophies , dreams and souls ... ) also , the interlude is highly strong momentum , you will discover that the interlude was adapted from the "Irish Washerwomen" , undoubtedly it is the climax of the whole album . This song is describe the new world , no class no race anymore - that's what we are fighting for .
(11. Let go) is the bonus song , this song is made by Mr. Irish Bastard , Dee from Gum Bleed sing the Chinese part for it .

another review "weliveinbeijing" website
Gum Bleed, Balefire Juvenile

We're excited about the release of local punk act Gum Bleed's long-awaited debut LP, Balefire Juvenile, which dropped earlier this fall on Proletopia Records. In addition to standard live set micro bursts of aggressive street punk ("Fuck Off the Mammonism," "Don't Forget the Class Struggle") the 11-song LP drifts admirably away from the genre's standard template of verse-chorus-verse territory, resulting in the one of the most progressive local records we've heard this year.

Delving into Celtic punk, extreme metal and even goth, highlights include "Let Go," a collaboration with German Celtic punk act Mr. Irish Bastard; their take on the traditional American folk anthem "Red River Valley," featuring both clarinets and the mandolin, and "Utopia Song," a seven-minute experimental monster in the vein Between the Buried and Me and Venom. Buy it here.