Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has shot down rumors that he is rejoining the band.

Anthony, singer Sammy Hagar, Eddie and Alex Van Halen last teamed up in 2004 for a U.S. summer tour. In exchange for taking part in the tour, Anthony reportedly had to agree to take a pay cut and sign away his rights to the band name and logo.

In 2007, the Van Halen brothers, Wolfgang Van Halen and singer David Lee Roth announced they would be hitting the road for a reunion tour. Anthony later told Music Radar that he “found out about that tour like everybody else did — in the press.”

In a new post on his Facebook page, Anthony wrote: “I want to clarify some confusion surrounding a recent picture from a video shoot for my new Schecter signature bass that will be debuting at NAMM next week. Apparently, because a road case with the name ‘Van Halen’ on it is in the photo (which was taken by someone off to the side of the shoot), there is speculation of me having involvement with the band. This is not true. The shoot took place in my warehouse and this is just one of the many road cases I still own from the VH days that happened to be there. As a matter of fact, THE CIRCLE will be performing at the Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque, NM next week. I hope to see you all out there!”