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Blink-182

An American punk rock band, it was founded in 1992 by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor in the northern suburb of San Diego, the city of Poway, California. The band achieved great success in 1999 after releasing the album Enema of the State, which reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart and went multi-platinum. The band's next album—Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)—managed to reach the top spot in the US, Canada, and Germany. The fifth self-titled album by the band (2003) marked a shift in the band's work, introducing some experimental elements uncharacteristic of this style to the band's pop-punk sound. Tom DeLonge left Blink-182 in 2005, sending the band on an "indefinite hiatus." Tom founded a separate project, Angels & Airwaves, while Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker formed the band +44. The members of Blink-182 reunited in February 2009, and by September 2011, their new album Neighborhoods was released. In 2015, Tom DeLonge left the band again. Alkaline Trio guitarist Matt Skiba was invited to take his place. Along with catchy, infectious melodies, the band is known for its satirical, sometimes even profane, "toilet" humor. Musically, the band plays mostly rhythmic songs with a predominance of major chord harmonies. The song lyrics are often humorous and optimistic.