Just weeks after finishing a U.S. tour, the band has announced a new round of North American dates to follow the album release. Beginning October 13 in Philadelphia, the surgically masked band will do at least 15 dates before wrapping November 9 in Boston.

News of the album began surfacing early in 2003, when “tape operator” Erasmus Benedict reported on the proceedings.

“There’s an overall deranged party feel to the music broken up by several mellow Bread freak outs,” Benedict said. “A marked shift from the darker character of Walking With Thee.”

Although Domino’s Web site reported that the album was finished in August, and initially planned for an April release, it appears the disc has been pushed back until the end of summer.