The Final Frontier for Iron Maiden?

Longtime fans of Iron Maiden are still confused as to what will be the fate of this legendary metal group. Last year bassist Steve Harris eluded to the fact that the end was near stating, "we've always said we're only going to do 15 albums; we're coming up to it. There's going to be an ending point." After that the rumor mill began to spin, with word they had one last worldwide tour and album to go before calling it quits.

The word has also begun to spread in the music industry, in which insiders confirmed the end was near in site, as the members were ready to move on with their lives after 35 years.

Awesome news however, as fans are pumped as the new album "The Final Frontier" was officially announced, as well as a tour to support the release with Dream Theater. Is the hint as obvious at the title of the new release?

Here are the tour dates as of today:

Jun. 09 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center

Jun. 11 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Jun. 12 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center

Jun. 14 – Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre

Jun. 16 – Albuquerque, NM – The Pavilion

Jun. 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion

Jun. 19 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheatre

Jun. 20 – Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion

Jun. 22 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre

Jun. 24 – Vancouver, BC – GM Place

Jun. 26 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place

Jun. 29 – Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Center

Jun. 30 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center +

Jul. 03 – Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre

Jul. 07 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

Jul. 11 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC

Jul. 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Jul. 14 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagra Pavilion

Jul. 15 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center

Jul. 17 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre

Jul. 18 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

Jul. 20 – Washington D.C. – Jiffy Lube Live

Let's hope the album and tour are a huge success and the boys decide not to run to the hills!