Poison is an American rock band which achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and the 1990s. To date they have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide and are still selling out concerts and recording albums today.

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Poison is a Hard Rock band from Los Angeles. Formed by drummer Rikki Rockett and singer Bret Michaels, they started out in Pennsylvania in the early 80s. Their first band together was called the Spectres. They left the Spectres and started Paris with bassist Bobby Dall. They then moved to Los Angeles, where they parted ways with guitarist Matt Smith. Many people tried out for Poison’s vacant lead guitar spot, including soon-to-be Guns N’ Roses