Imagine Dragons became the breakout band of 2013 thanks to their Night Visions album, but with a new year looming, they’re preparing to put the record to bed with one final tour of North America, an arena-sized trek they’ve dubbed “Into The Night.”

The tour — which kicks off in February — is a de facto victory lap for the band … one last chance to celebrate their success on their home turf. Though, truth be told, they’ve got a different term for it.

“This is the part of the race where the marathon runner starts having the physical breakdown at the end,” bassist Ben McKee added. “[Your] body’s failing, collapsing in a pile of twitching limbs.”

That’s all very dramatic, because while the Dragons are definitely exhausted, they’re also relishing the chance to close out this chapter of their career back home. And when it’s done, take a much deserved break from it all … or, you know, jump right into the process of writing a follow-up record.

Of course, there’s still no firm plans for the new album — they’ve already begun writing in earnest while on the road — but Imagine Dragons plan on entering the studio in 2014 … barring some major catastrophe, that is.

“We’re always writing on the road, [so] that second album will come, unless we die at the age of 27 next year,” Reynolds said. “Hopefully we don’t die and there will be a second album. I don’t know when it will be, but it may come.”