Blink-182 (also known as blink-182 or simply Blink to fans) was a United States rock trio that played pop punk and punk rock music. The band was originally formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge (vocals and guitar)and Scott Raynor (drums) who quickly recruited Mark Hoppus (vocals and bass) in Poway, California,a northern suburb of San Diego. Originally, the band's official name was "Blink", however, the numerical three digit suffix was appended early in their career following an objection from an Irish band with the same name. Travis Barker replaced Raynor on drums in 1998, midway through a U.S. tour. Delonge left the group in 2005, with the band portraying it as an "indefinite hiatus" and virtually ceasing to exist. DeLonge went on to play alternative rock in a band called Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued in a similar genre with their band +44.