In celebration of Canada Day (celebrated yearly on July 1st), BraveWords.com has been counting down the 30 Best Canadian Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Albums Of All-Time throughout the month of July!

Meticulously compiled by the BW&BK; scribes, we have finally reached our top three and the best is still yet to come!!

Drum roll please … onward to the top hard rock/metal slabs from the Great White North of all time!

#2) ANVIL - Metal On Metal (Attic - 1982)

ANVIL’s Hard ‘N’ Heavy debut really didn’t demonstrate where Anvil (at that point called LIPS) were going with this new and more deliberate heavy metal that was coming out of the NWOBHM into the minds and hearts of Canada’s most eager consumers of it. And then ka-pow, the boys deliver Metal On Metal and it’s a masterpiece of something not even invented yet, namely thrash, at this point, mebbee ya call it “speed metal.” In any event, ‘March Of The Crabs’ became the benchmark of nascent thrash instrumentals while tracks such as ‘Mothra’ and ‘666’ presented a band full-up with power from all members of the team, not least of which was Keith Moon-on-crack drummer Robb Reiner, the secret weapon welling up from the depths. The band even got a few spins at radio with 'Stop Me' featuring guitarist Dave Allison on vocals. The title song 'Metal On Metal' is Canada's true hard n' heavy anthem and the song was featured on the November 14th, 2010 episode of The Simpsons titled Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life. You know you've made it when… Rumor has it that the members of METALLICA were front n' centre when the band played in California during the era.

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)

#19) HELIX – Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge (Capital - 1984)

#18) CRYPTOPSY - None So Vile (Wrong Again Records - 1996)

#17) EXCITER - Heavy Metal Maniac (Shrapnel 1983)

#16) BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE - Not Fragile (Mercury - 1974)

#15) SWORD - Metalized (Aquarius 1986)

#14) RUSH - A Farewell To Kings (Mercury 1977)

#13) ANNIHILATOR - Alice In Hell (Roadracer 1989)

#12) PILEDRIVER - Metal Inquisition (Cobra - 1985)

#11) RUSH – Hemispheres (Anthem – 1978)

#10 MAX WEBSTER - Universal Juveniles (Anthem - 1980)

#9) RAZOR - Evil Invaders (Attic - 1985)

#8) RUSH – Signals (Anthem – 1982)

#7) STRAPPING YOUNG LAD – City (Century Media – 1997)

#6) ANVIL - Forged In Fire (Attic - 1983)

#5) RUSH – 2112 (Anthem – 1976)

#4) EXCITER - Violence & Force (Banzai - 1984)

#3) VOIVOD – Dimension Hatross (BMG - 1988)

#2) ANVIL - Metal On Metal (Attic - 1982)