When post-apocolyptic drama "Revolution" returns in January, an '80s rocker will bring some rock nostalgia to a dystopian world. 

Former "Poison" frontman Bret Michaels will guest-star in the second half of season two as the post-apocolyptic version of himself, TVLine reports.

The musician will sing an acoustic version of "Poison's" No. 1 hit, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."

"Bret is truly a great guy," said creator Eric Kripke in a statement. "I'm a huge fan of his music and I'm thrilled he's appearing on "Revolution."

Kripke has featured hit songs on the series before. In season one, Kripke, a huge Led Zeppelin fan, got the rights to the classic songs "Since I've Been Loving You" and "Kashmir."

Yet, viewers will have to wait until January to see Michaels and the rest of the "Revolution" cast.

When viewers last tuned in, Aaron's powers allowed him to escape imprisonment at the hands of the Patriots. 

In "Everybody Says I Love You," Aaron's (Zak Orth) powers allow him to knock his captors unconscious and escape. Later, the Patriots awake and are ready to hunt down Aaron and his girlfriend. Although they all want to escape, Rachel (Elizabeth Mitchell) and Charlie (Tracy Spiridakos) want to go back for Gene (Stephen Collins). 

Monroe (David Lyons) then saves Miles (Billy Burke) and the rest from being captured. However, Miles is ailing due to an infection from a wound, and he doesn't want to leave his family. It's clear then that Monroe has to stay to help find Aaron, or he will never know where his son is. 

Meanwhile, Neville (Giancarlo Esposito) and Jason (JD Pardo) follow Roger Allenford. They are traveling on a train when it stops to pick up more passengers. Neville goes to check out who boarded, and one of the passengers turns out to be his wife--who he thought was dead--with her new significant other. Neville's wife says he thought they were dead, and got remarried to ensure her survival.

At the end of the episode, the rest of the team finds Aaron, but they end up surrounded by Patriots. Rachel and Miles get separated from the group, and as Miles is slipping into delirium, he tells Rachel how much he loves her. 

Dr. Horn (Zeljko Ivanek) then finds Aaron and Cynthia, and fatally shoots Cynthia out of spite. 

When "Revolution" returns in January, Charlie and Monroe's complicated relationship may continue to evolve. Executive producer Rockne S. O'Bannon admitted to TVLine that their odd chemistry "is really quite interesting. So there's a potential for that."

But will they ever get together? He added: "I'd hate to say that it couldn't happen, but obviously there's a lot of things stacked against it. There's a creepiness factor to it that is on the one hand creepy, and on the other hand is maybe worth exploring. But the sparks between them, that low-level spark, is definitely something we're very cognizant of." 

When "Revolution" returns in January, a new plot will be waged against the Patriots. 

On the next episode, called "Three Amigos," "Neville and Julia mount a new plot while Aaron quests after the nanites. Kim Raver guest stars."

"Three Amigos" airs Wednesday, Jan. 8 at at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.