For I The Badger’s “All Hail” Is A Protest Disguised As A Banger

Some songs are bangers, while some speak truth. But For I The Badger delivers both, and they’re not here to be polite. With “All Hail”, they drag forty years of political lies and betrayal through a raw fusion of punk, funk, and soul.

For I The Badger is a Lincoln-based band with Stuart Whelan on vocals and guitar, Scott Mumby on bass and backing vocals, and Ben Owen on drums. This time, they’re back on the stage with a release that feels less like a song and more like a statement against political scandals and the rise of right-wing ideologies.

All Hail rings with slick basslines and crisp percussion hits right from the start, like they’ve decided to kick the door open and straight up confront your conscience. And before you could even turn away, the vocals enter like a sermon, the same energy as what you hear from church except this time, this isn’t about Jesus but the populists, their blind followers, the false saviors we kept on crowning.

Each word from Whelan carries a kind of exhaustion that breeds resignation and rage. The line, “it’s real, my dread is real,” floats between a psalm and a chant for the politically weary. What makes this real good is they’re not just singing about it, they protest, they question, they refuse to settle with it. And the best part? This isn’t just a one-time statement for them, For I The Badger have built a sound anchored from uncomfortable truths — whether it’s politics, survival, or class, they make sure it reaches you hard and deep.

Overall, For I The Badger’s “All Hail” won’t just give you something to bang your head into, you’ll get a punch in the face or a sharp kick that enrages and enlightens all at once.