Alice Cooper spreads 'Diamonds' around North America

Alice Cooper has launched his latest round of North American concerts as he continues to support last year's "Dirty Diamonds," the latest entry in a catalog that now spans four decades.

Cooper is currently working his way through Canada, and will continue to do so through the middle of this month. After that, he heads across the pond for a Euro trek, then returns to the states, where he'll launch a new batch of summer shows in late June.

Details about the North American shows are included below, while info on the Euro outing is posted at Cooper's website.

Released last August, "Dirty Diamonds" follows 2003's "Eyes of Alice Cooper."

"I really look at Dirty Diamonds as an Alice gem," Cooper said in a statement. "There are no fillers. Pick any song you think might be a single and I'm happy with that song representing the album. That to me is quality."

Cooper's backing band currently features long-time guitarist Ryan Roxie, along with guitarist Damon Johnson (Brother Cane), bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Eric Singer (KISS).

Cooper--born Vincent Damon Furnier--has been cranking out albums since 1969, the year he issued "Pretties for You." He scored his first hit with the cut "Eighteen," featured on 1971's "Love It to Death."

In November of last year, Cooper offered up "Good to See You Again," a concert DVD shot during his 1973 tour behind "Billion Dollar Babies." A trailer from the film is streaming at his website.