The Pop-Punk kings, Blink-182 are not unfamiliar with having band members come and go. After taking a four-year hiatus back in 2005, the band has been back and touring frequently. With a studio session and a festival lined up, Tom DeLonge has once again decided to part ways with the band, indefinitely.
In a recent release from Blink-182, they reveal the following:
“DeLonge decided to ‘indefinitely’ leave the band. “We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason,” Hoppus and Barker said. “A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio, we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn’t want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinitely, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors. No hard feelings, but the show must go on for our fans.”
In other news, the announcement sheds light on the recent addition of Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba to join the group. According to Rolling Stone, it’s unclear how long Skiba will collaborate with the remaining Blink members, but Alkaline Trio fans can breathe easy: Barker and Hoppus promise Skiba will continue to record and tour with his own band.
