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!

#23) KILLER DWARFS – Stand Tall (1988)

KILLER DWARFS were a five-record act out of Oshawa, Ontario, playing a blend of melodic, commercial metal with more than enough heavier fare mixed in to put them in that JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, QUIET RIOT, RATT zone. In operation since ’81, the band recorded from ’83 through ’92, Stand Tall being their second and most beloved, due to confidence and increase in production acumen. The album - which hit the Billboard charts - helped secure an opening slot on IRON MAIDEN's Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour In England in 1988 and featured two hits: 'Stand Tall' (complete with hilarious home-built vinyl factory video as seen below!) and 'Keep The Spirit Alive'. And the name? it comes from the band’s AC/DC-ish shortness, which was underscored by singer Russ Dwarf’s celebrated antics, most notably driving around the stage on a tricycle.

Original drummer Darrell Dwarf Millar (who now fronts AUTOMAN.CA) remarks:

"This makes me very happy that Stand Tall made the top 30 albums of all time. That record means a lot to the band as it was a record of desperate measures. We had a falling out with Attic Records after the debut album was released and this left us with no record deal. Stand Tall was recorded independently and produced and financed by the band. Lucky for us it turned out well and led us to our major world wide deal with Epic Records. Go Dunk. Stand Tall."

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)