Poison Idea To Release “The Badge” Special Edition 7” Vinyl For Record Store Day

In 1990, Poison Idea released Feel The Darkness. A crossover record, a bastard child of heavy-metal and punk. Aggressive, rebellious and uncompromising. Reaching the cult-status over the years, Feel The Darkness was a game-changer in many different ways featuring the now iconic songs Alan’s On Fire, Plastic Bomb and The Badge. Coming out as an anti-authoritarian, anti-police anthem, The Badge immediately got recognition and resonance in punk-rock world, and received further recognition when Pantera covered the song in the mid 90’s. American Leather Records will release the special edition of The Badge, including a remix version by a Portland Police Officer, as a limited edition 7-inch that is now available for pre-order.

In 2023 Poison Idea are releasing the song again with a Portland police officer remixing his version of The Badge. The founding member of the band, Jerry A, explains the idea behind the release with one simple: “Why would ‘anti-police band’ be working with a police officer now ? You have to listen and feel this piece of art to believe it!”.