Seasoned rocker Alice Cooper [ tickets ] will don his face paint and leather for a May trek north of the border as he continues to back last year's "Dirty Diamonds."

Cooper kicks things off May 1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, and will work his way around the country through the middle of the month. The jaunt also includes a one-off US date set in Fargo, ND. Details are shown below.

Tickets for all dates are on sale now, according to Cooper's website.

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

"'Dirty Diamonds' sounds like Eyes of Alice Cooper with more polish on it," Cooper said in a statement. "On 'Eyes,' I wouldn't allow the band to do overdubs. We did everything in the studio: write, record it and put it to bed. I don't want a Queen album or a Def Leppard album that's perfectly recorded. They're terrific, you can't knock those albums, but that's not the sound I'm looking for. I'd much rather have the sound of an early Stones album."

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."