Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known for his role as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk bands Alkaline Trio and blink-182, where has recorded eight studio albums with Alkaline Trio and is currently recording his first album with blink-182, set for a 2016 release. Skiba became a member of blink-182 in 2015,following the second departure of founding guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge. Alongside his work with Alkaline Trio, Skiba has also recorded and performed solo and with his side-projects, Heavens and The Hell. In 2012, he released a solo album, entitled Babylon, with his backing band The Sekrets, a second album, Kuts, was released on June 1, 2015.