Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the

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band

Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago. The band's current members are Matt Skiba (guitar, vocals), Dan Andriano (bass, vocals), and Atom Willard (drums). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Por ...

, and served as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of

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from 2015 to 2022. Skiba's lyrical content commonly involves dark romantic themes. Alkaline Trio formed in 1996 with Skiba as the frontman. Since then, the band has released ten full-length albums over two decades. Skiba also recorded albums with side projects including Heavens and the Hell, as well as two full-length solo albums with his backing band, the Sekrets. Following Tom DeLonge's second departure from in early 2015, Skiba was brought on to fill in for three shows and was later made a full-time member. He recorded two albums with the band, ''

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'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2019), before DeLonge returned in 2022.

Early life and family

Matthew Thomas Skiba was born on February 24, 1976, in

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, and grew up in

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. He began playing piano and drums at an early age. His first concert was

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. After high school, Skiba was interested in graphic design but dropped out of art school after one year. In 1996, while working as a bike messenger delivering beepers, he decided to switch from drums to guitar. Prior to that he played in bands including Blunt, Jerkwater, and the Traitors. Skiba has 2 siblings and is of Ukrainian descent. His mother, Joan Skiba, is a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Woods Creek Elementary School in

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. His father, Thomas Skiba (1942–2022), was an oral surgeon in Crystal Lake who served in the

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Career

Alkaline Trio

Skiba studied design at Chicago's Columbia College but left in 1996 to form

with drummer Glenn Porter and bassist Rob Doran. After the group recorded their demo and the single "

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", they recorded the ''

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'' EP, during which Doran left the group.

Dan Andriano Daniel Michael Andriano (born June 27, 1977) is an American musician. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist and bassist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio; though not a founding member, he has appeared on every studio album to date. Andri ...

joined and played bass on the EP. The band released their debut full-length ''

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'' on Asian Man Records in 1998, followed by ''

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'' and the compilation ''

'' in 2000. The group's lineup changed again in 2000 when Porter left and former

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drummer Mike Felumlee joined. ''

From Here to Infirmary ''From Here to Infirmary'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band Alkaline Trio. It was their first album for Vagrant and their only album with Mike Felumlee, who replaced their previous drummer, Glenn Porter. When Felumlee left th ...

'', released by

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in the spring of 2001. In 2002

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released a

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/Alkaline Trio split EP which was well received. Both bands contributed original tracks and covers of each other's songs. ''

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'' followed in 2003, marking the band's first album with drummer Derek Grant, formerly of

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and Thoughts of Ionesco. While recording ''Good Mourning'', Skiba suffered from vocal problems due to acid reflux, lack of vocal warmups, and earlier use of alcohol and drugs. Following a tour and throat surgery, the band recorded and released ''

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'' in 2005 and the compilation ''

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'' in 2007. ''

Agony & Irony ''Agony & Irony'' is the sixth studio album and major label debut by American punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 1, 2008, on Epic Records. Produced by Josh Abraham, the album was preceded by the single " Help Me". Background On October 1 ...

'', their first and only record on

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, was released in July 2008. In January 2010 they released ''

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'' on their own Heart & Skull label in partnership with

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. In July 2011, they released a semi-acoustic LP called ''

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'' to commemorate 15 years as a band. Their eighth album, ''

My Shame Is True ''My Shame Is True'' is the eighth studio album by Chicago-based rock band Alkaline Trio, released on April 2, 2013 on Heart & Skull and Epitaph Records. Produced by both Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, the album was preceded by the single, ...

'' was released on April 21, 2013. In 2014, the band underwent an anthology tour known as the "Past Live Tour", in which they performed their first eight studio albums in their entirety across four dates. Following a five-year hiatus from the studio and a second throat surgery for Skiba, the band released their ninth album, '' Is This Thing Cursed?'', on August 31, 2018. The band released an EP titled ''E.P.'' on March 19, 2020. The band's tenth studio album, '' Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs'', came out on January 26, 2024.

Blink-182

Following the departure of Tom DeLonge from

in 2015,

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announced that Skiba would "fill in" for the band and performed two club shows and a slot at the Musink festival in March 2015. Later that year, the band confirmed that Skiba was now an official member and would be appearing on their upcoming album. The resulting album ''

,'' was released on July 1, 2016. Skiba reappeared on the band's eighth studio album ''

'', which was released on September 20, 2019. However, he did not appear on the band's 2020 single "

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", due to lack of a proper home recording studio. In July 2022, Skiba stated in an

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comment reply that his status with Blink-182 was uncertain while also saying that he was grateful for his time in the group. In October 2022, Blink-182 announced that DeLonge had officially returned to the band. Skiba was absent in promotional material, effectively confirming his departure. DeLonge messaged Skiba on Instagram to thank him for his time with the band, and later shared the post publicly on his account. Skiba himself reposted some of the promotional material of the new single on his Instagram account, congratulated the band for the reunion of their classic line up and stated his gratitude for his time in the band. On February 13, 2025, Skiba joined his former band on stage to perform "

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" alongside Tom DeLonge during a benefit show in the

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to help Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts with

as supporting act.

Side projects and solo

In 2001, he began his first full solo tour with The Plea for Peace Tour, consisting mostly of acoustic versions of

songs with backing drums and bass in a few shows. His first solo release came in 2002 in the form of a split with

Kevin Seconds Kevin Seconds is an American singer/songwriter/musician. It was while living in Reno, that he founded the highly influential hardcore punk band 7 Seconds in 1979 with his younger brother Steve Youth.7 Seconds fame. The songs were mostly acoustic with drums, bass, and piano played by Skiba. Alkaline Trio still occasionally performs the song "Good Fucking Bye". In 2005, Skiba contributed the song "Demons Away" to the

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' compilation '' Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children''. In 2006, Skiba launched the band Heavens with

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bassist

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. The group released ''

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'' on September 12, 2006. Also in 2006, Skiba contributed to the track "

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" featured on '' Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids'', a tribute album released on

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. In May 2007, Skiba performed five shows with

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of Hot Water Music. In late December 2008, Steinbrick announced on Heavens' MySpace page, "This is no longer a Heavens page. Sorry, that's just the way it's going down. Matt will still be doing Trio stuff and last I heard he might be working on a wonderful solo record. I'm not really positive actually but I'm sure it will be great." A falling-out between Skiba and Steinbrick led to the breakup. On August 18, 2009, at Debonair Social Club in Chicago, Skiba, Grant and Greg Corner and Jonny Radtke of

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debuted the supergroup cover band Them Crooked Vulvas (and occasionally played under the name A Perfect Circus). On August 10, 2010, he released a solo album titled ''

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'' on

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. The album is said to be a precursor to a future Alkaline Trio album . In January 2012, Skiba released an EP along with former

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and

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drummer

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under the moniker The Hell. The Hell's debut EP is entitled ''Sauve Les Requins''. Skiba's second full-length solo album, ''Babylon'', was released on May 8, 2012. The album features Skiba leading a band called Matt Skiba and the Sekrets; the backing band includes

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bassist

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, and former touring drummer for

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. "Voices" impacted radio on May 1, 2012. In early 2013, Matt Skiba encouraged Mike Park of

to release

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's first two albums in America. Skiba had met the band's guitarist Lee Hartney and fallen in love with his personality and tones. Blink 182 and The Smith Street Band played together in 2017 at

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in Germany. Skiba confirms his current work on a solo record, a screenplay, and a children's punk record featuring Mark Hoppus. In March 2015, Skiba and the Sekrets' second album, ''Kutz'', was announced for a release date of June 1. In May 2023, Skiba released new music with a band called Lektron, returning to Asian Man Records.

Equipment

Guitars

Although he started out as an avid player of

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s, Skiba currently plays Fender Jaguar HH's. He has also played

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Gibson SG The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1961, following on from the 1952 Gibson Les Paul. It remains in production today in many variations of the initial design. SG stands for "solid guitar". Origins The S ...

Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of double- cutaway electric guitar designed between 1952 and 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corpora ...

s and

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s in the past. He has had two signature instruments made: *GPC released a limited run of Matt Skiba Signature guitars (with the Jaguar body shape), with 200 being manufactured. *Fender released a signature acoustic guitar dubbed the Malibu, which was featured on the cover of Alkaline Trio's acoustic album ''

Amps

* Diezel VH4 * Bogner Shiva *

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Rockerverb 100 * Fender Supersonic 22 * Kemper Profiling amp Skiba used a Kemper profiling amp while in the studio with blink-182 and

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. Along with his own amps, the profiled sounds that were used include: * Friedman Browneye * Hughes & Kettner Statesman * Vox AC15 * Silvertone 1471

Personal life

Skiba is a vegan and practices Transcendental Meditation according to an interview with

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Interface. He said that the clear and calm state of mind it provides has greatly helped his creative process, though initially he believed the "tortured soul" mindset was more beneficial. The book ''Catching the Big Fish'' by

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caused him to change his mind and he now believes a calm state is more artistically helpful. Matt purchased a membership in the

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organization back in the early days of Alkaline Trio, saying, "to me Anton LaVey was...very punk rock". Skiba moved to the

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in 2001, though he currently lives in Los Angeles. He has "Love Song" tattooed on his

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s. He is a "big

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fan," a "huge Damned fan," "an enormous

fan", a "big

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fan" and a "really big

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fan." Skiba is divorced. He is a close friend of

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frontman

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, and served as the best man at his wedding.

Discography

Solo

* Matt Skiba /

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'' (2010)

With
Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago. The band's current members are Matt Skiba (guitar, vocals), Dan Andriano (bass, vocals), and Atom Willard (drums). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Por ...

* ''

'' (1998) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2000) *''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Agony and Irony'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Is This Thing Cursed?'' (2018) * ''E.P.'' (2020) * '' Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs'' (2024)

With Blink-182

* ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2019)

With Heavens

* ''

'' (2006)

With the Sekrets

* ''Babylon'' (2012) * ''Haven't You?'' EP (2012) * ''Kuts'' (2015)

With theHELL

* ''Sauve Les Requins'' (2012) * ''Southern Medicine'' (2013)

With Lektron

* ''Lektron'' (single) (2023)

Guest appearances

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– "Forget My Name" on '' Sticks and Stones'' *

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– "Pop Punk Band" * Atari Star – "Winter Birthmark" *

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– "About Falling" on ''

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'' * H₂O – "What Happened?" on '' Nothing to Prove'' *

Common Rider Common Rider was an American ska punk band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass) and Dan Lumley (drums). The band's name is taken from a Japanese TV show, ''Kamen Rider'' (Kamen Rider means "Masked Rider" in J ...

– backup vocals on '' This is Unity Music'' *

– "The Boat" on '' Feast or Famine'', "Do What You Do" on '' Feast or Famine'' *

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– "The Prey" on ''

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'' *

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– "Hairline Fracture" on '' Appeal to Reason'', "Midnight Hands" on '' Endgame'' *

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– "Amputations" on '' Heart Burns'' *

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With Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago. The band's current members are Matt Skiba (guitar, vocals), Dan Andriano (bass, vocals), and Atom Willard (drums). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Por ...

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Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago. The band's current members are Matt Skiba (guitar, vocals), Dan Andriano (bass, vocals), and Atom Willard (drums). Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Por ...