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Tom DeLonge to leave Blink-182 'indefinitely'

The guitarist previously left the band from 2005 to 2008.

By Annie Martin
Tom DeLonge is on an indefinite hiatus from Blink-182. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Tom DeLonge is on an indefinite hiatus from Blink-182.

The 39-year-old musician will be replaced by Alkaline Trio guitarist Matt Skiba at the 8th annual MusInk Tattoo Convention and Music Festival in March, the band's publicist announced Monday. Skiba will also fill in for other scheduled Blink-182 performances.

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"We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason," vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker said in a statement.

"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."

DeLonge, Hoppus and Barker formed Blink-182 in 1992, and released their first album, Cheshire Cat, in 1995. The guitarist previously left the band from 2005 to 2008, but returned for reunion record Neighborhoods (2011). The band was expected to release a new album in summer 2015.

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