If they announce a US tour with several midwest dates, expect me to take a month off work to assure I am at all of them LOL. -Suzi 

Tool has dropped another big hint that its long-awaited new album is finally on the way by booking a month long European tour for next summer. The four-week trek, which will include both headlining shows and festival gigs, kicks off on June 2nd in Berlin, Germany and finishes up on July 2nd in Lisbon, Portugal.

Among the major festivals Tool will be playing are Germany’s twin Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park fests, plus the Download Festival in both the U.K. and Spain.

Tool has been officially recording its first studio album since 2006’s 10,000 Days for the past several months, but has been evasive about a release date. Last month, singer Maynard James Keenan stirred up excitement among fans when he offered an update on the new LP and all but confirmed that it would arrive in 2019.

He wrote on Twitter, “Scratch Vox tracked awhile ago. [Adam Jones] deep in Guitars now. Final Vox after. Step back. Adjust. Mix. Adjust. Re-Adjust. Master. Adjust. Re-Adjust. Long Way 2 Go But Much Closer. #Tool #2019.”