This week, simultaneous teases of bulletins from Linkin Park and Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley led on-line rock followers to invest that the 2 2000s-era bands’ information could be one and the identical: that Whibley could be becoming a member of Linkin Park as their new singer.

Because the rumours bought louder, Whibley bought on Instagram to calm them down.

In a collab publish together with his Canadian pop-punk band, Whibley writes:

“I really feel the necessity to dispel some present rumors. It’s been dropped at my consideration that many individuals assume I might be becoming a member of a reuniting band. However I simply need to say, regardless of in style perception, I’m not becoming a member of Oasis… or Linkin Park. Or another band for that matter. I’ve my very own ‘tour and e book’ announcement that I’ll now transfer to the top of the week, forward of our US tour. I do look ahead to seeing no matter each these superb bands do sooner or later.”

Sum 41 are presently on a break from their farewell tour as Whibley recovers from a again harm. On October 8, he’ll launch his memoir, Strolling Catastrophe: My Life By way of Heaven and Hell.

The band’s last album Heaven :X: Hell debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard Canadian Scorching 100.

Linkin Park, in the meantime, has launched a 24-hour countdown clock that’s set to run out immediately (August 28).

Earlier this 12 months, Billboard reported that the band was eyeing a 2025 reunion tour, with sources hinting at the opportunity of a feminine vocalist taking the helm.

Because the demise of Chester Bennington in 2017, the band has been and not using a full-time lead vocalist.