In celebration of Canada Day - a yearly event/holiday celebrating the anniversary of July 1st, 1867, which united three British colonies into a single country under the British Empire called Canada - we are counting down the key heavy musical masterworks in our history. Hence the the 30 Best Canadian Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums Of All-Time countdown which will run daily throughout July!

We've asked the BW&BK; scribes to list their faves of all-time and now we can present you with the list. And we will count-down one-a-day for 30 days! What better way to spent the dog days of summer than to visit BraveWords.com and check out which fine Canuck metal needs to be in your collection!

Without further adieu, let's keep rockin' eh!

#20) VOIVOD - Nothingface (Mechanic - 1989)

Quebec progressive thrash masters VOIVOD were already four records deep into their realm of impermeable sci-fi madness when Nothingface emerged. Away (Michel Langevin; drums), Snake (Denis Bélanger; vocals), Piggy (Denis D'Amour; guitar) and Blacky (Jean-Yves Thériault; bass) found themselves on a major label, and with a minor hit on their hands, their cover of PINK FLOYD’s ‘Astronomy Domine’ fitting perfectly the band’s swirling, nightmarish vibe, an element captured stunningly in the classic production video crafted for its promotion. The rest of the album was typical – and typically odd – Voivodian scientific thrash with odd melodies, chords, layers of lyrics and thought provocation at ever turn. Nothingface was also the band's first album to enter the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number 114.

The Top 30 Canadian Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums Of All-Time!

#30) TRIUMPH – Allied Forces (Attic – 1981)

#29) INTO ETERNITY - The Scattering Of Ashes (Century Media - 2006)

#28) WOODS OF YPRES - Against The Seasons: Cold Winter Songs From The Dead Summer Heat (Krackenhaus - 2002)

#27) GORGUTS - Obscura (Olympic - 1998)

#26) CONEY HATCH - Coney Hatch (Mercury - 1982)

#25) SLAUGHTER – Strappado (Diabolic Force – 1987)

#24) KICK AXE - Vices (Pasha/CBS - 1984)

#23) KILLER DWARFS – Stand Tall (1988)

#22) SACRIFICE - Forward To Termination (Fringe - 1987)

#21) KIM MITCHELL - Akimbo Alogo (Alert - 1984)

#20) VOIVOD - Nothingface (Mechanic - 1989)