毒药乐队（Poison），是一支在1980年代后期和1990年代前期取得巨大声望和成功的美国硬摇滚乐队。他们因具有视觉冲击力的形象、抒情的主题、以及商业上的广泛成功而成为华丽金属的代表乐队。时至今日，乐队已经在全世界取得了两千五百万张专辑的销量，仅在美国就出售一千四百五十万张。此外，乐队有十首单曲进入了告示牌前40，其中包括六首进入前10和一首成为第一。乐队至今仍活跃在舞台上。 　　In the 1990s following the release of the band's first live album, Swallow This Live, the band experienced some line up changes and the fall of pop metal with the grunge movement. But the band's fourth studio album, Native Tongue, still achieved Gold status and the band's first compilation album, Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996, went double platinum. 　　In the 2000s with the original line up reformed for a greatest hits reunion tour in 1999. The band began the new decade with the release of Crack a Smile... and More!, followed by the Power to the People album. They released the album, Hollyweird, in 2002 and in 2006 the band celebrated their 20-year anniversary with The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock tour and album, which was certified Gold and marked Poison's return to the Billboard top 20 charts for the first time since 1993. Band members have released several solo albums and starred in reality TV shows. After 30 years, the band is still recording music and performing. 　　Since their debut in 1986, they have released seven studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, and have issued 28 singles to radio. 　　In 2012 VH1 ranked them at #1 on their list of the "Top 5 Hair Bands of the '80s".