Editing Poison Idea (section)

=== Reformation and recent events ===

Jerry and Pig Champion resurrected Poison Idea again with new members in 2000 to record new material.  This material was released in 2006 as ''The Latest Will and Testament'' LP. Prior to the album's release, on the night of January 30, 2006, guitarist Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts died in his home in [[Portland, Oregon]], at age 47.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2006 |title=Former POISON IDEA Guitarist PIG CHAMPION Found Dead |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-poison-idea-guitarist-pig-champion-found-dead/ <!-- was also https://production.blabbermouth.net/news/former-poison-idea-guitarist-pig-champion-found-dead/ --> |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130150514/https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-poison-idea-guitarist-pig-champion-found-dead |archive-date=2024-11-30 |work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>

On October 6, 2008, Portland police arrested Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford, 39, in connection with a string of pharmacy robberies in late summer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Maxine |date=October 8, 2008 |title=[NEWS IN BRIEF] : Portland: Man, 39, is arrested in pharmacy robberies |work=[[The Oregonian]] |department=Metro |page=D2 |volume=158 |issue=53195 |id={{NewsBank text|123CC7EEEECAA340|subdomain=oregonlive}}, {{small|v2:11A73E5827618330@NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68@2454748-1793A7C...}}: <span style="display: inline-block; font-size: xx-small;">[https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C30DE7BC9C%4062-1793A7C30DE7BC9C%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...30DE7BC9C@62-1793A7C30DE7BC9C@], [https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C293222E1A%4038-1793A7C293222E1A%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...293222E1A@38-1793A7C293222E1A@], [https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C3091873D5%4050-1793A7C3091873D5%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...3091873D5@50-1793A7C3091873D5@], [https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C3EC1D04FC%4086-1793A7C3EC1D04FC%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...3EC1D04FC@86-1793A7C3EC1D04FC@], [https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C28C093D96%4026-1793A7C28C093D96%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...28C093D96@26-1793A7C28C093D96@], [https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C3F21D76EA%4098-1793A7C3F21D76EA%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...3F21D76EA@98-1793A7C3F21D76EA@], [https://oregonlive.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A11A73E5827618330%40NGPA-ORO-1794FB8408E16A68%402454748-1793A7C3805CCD3F%4074-1793A7C3805CCD3F%40?search_terms=%22is%2Barrested%2Bin%2Bpharmacy%2Brobberies%22&text=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=11A73E5827618330&pdate=2008-10-08 ...3805CCD3F@74-1793A7C3805CCD3F@]</span>. [[Newspapers.com]] [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1089825797/?match=1&terms=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22 1089825797], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1089824855/?match=1&terms=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22 1089824855], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1089824558/?match=1&terms=%22is%20arrested%20in%20pharmacy%20robberies%22 1089824558].}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2008/10/09/former_poison_idea_drummer_ste |title= Former Poison Idea Drummer Steve Hanford Arrested for Robbery |author=Ezra Ace Caraeff |date=October 9, 2008|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

In 2015, Poison Idea released the LP ''Confuse & Conquer'' on [[Southern Lord Records]].  The album featured the return of former guitarist Eric "Vegetable" Olsen and is, as of 2022, their last studio LP.

After a 19 month absence, the band returned for one show on July 21, 2018, at the [[Bossanova Ballroom]] in Portland, Oregon. It was in celebration of the release of ''Feel the Darkness'' 28 years prior. A remixed and remastered album including [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]], outtakes, alternate mixes, plus ''Live in London'', has been re-issued by American Leather / TKO Records.

In December 2018, [[Metallica]] performed a cover of Poison Idea's "Taken By Surprise," a track from ''Feel the Darkness.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/music/2018/12/07/metallicas-portland-show-was-a-reminder-of-why-theyre-still-the-biggest-ticket-metal-band-in-the-world/|title=Metallica's Portland Show Was a Reminder of Why They're Still the Biggest-Ticket Metal Band in the World|website=Wweek.com|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref>

It was stated that in Portland, at the Northwest Hesh Fest, September 19–21, 2019, the band would, "reportedly play their last-ever hometown show."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/festivals/nw-hesh-fest-2019/ |title=Festival Northwest Hesh Fest at Bossanova Ballroom, Dante's, and Star Theater |publisher=Vortex Music Magazine |access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref>

Steven "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford, the band's former drummer, died of heart attack at age 50 on May 22, 2020.<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/former-poison-idea-drummer-steven-thee-slayer-hippy-hanford-dead-at-50 |title=Former Poison Idea drummer Steven "Three slayer hippy" Hanford dead at 50 |author=Noah Yoo |date=May 22, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name=WW>{{cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/music/2020/05/21/poison-idea-drummer-steven-hanford-has-died/ |title=Poison Idea Drummer Steven Hanford Has Died |author= Nathan Carson |date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 }}</ref>

In 2022, Jerry A. Lang released a three-part autobiography entitled ''Black Heart Fades Blue'' through [[Rare Bird Books]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://rarebirdlit.com/copy-of-black-heart-fades-blue-three-volume-w-t-shirt-signed-by-jerry-a-lang/ | title=Black Heart Fades Blue Three-Volume Bundle w/ T-Shirt &#91;signed&#93; by Jerry A. Lang }}</ref>