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 is running 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!

#11) RUSH – Hemispheres (Anthem – 1978)

RUSH calls Hemispheres the album that nearly broke the camel’s back. Recording in England again, the band found themselves assembling a record (their sixth) that was often difficult to play and even more often, difficult to sing. Furthermore, the guys had created their second side-long epic, and concepts throughout were lofty and deeply prog-steeped. Side one we are greeted with the near 20-minute monster, 'Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres', whereas the flip-side features the instrumental masterwork 'La Villa Strangiato', ‘Circumstances’ and the addictive tale called 'The Trees' - the latter pair released as singles. Hemispheres in all its sci-fi/fantasy glory peaked at #47 on the Billboard's Pop Albums chart and was the precursor to the trio's bubble bursting worldwide and with major success stories of Permanent Waves (1980) and Moving Pictures (1981).

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)