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!

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

Toronto-based SLAUGHTER, paired with SACRIFICE, were considered the cool layer down for those cognizant and studious of Canada’s under-sold contribution to thrash in the mid-‘80s. Sure, everybody knew EXCITER, ANVIL and RAZOR, but it was the dark, raw and speedy Slaughter that raised eyebrows within an underground that liked their thrash a little more alcoholic, spiced with some punk and hardcore influences. With a bewildering pile of demos and comps belying their legendary status, Slaughter cranked only this nasty classic in the ‘80s, when it counted, even if the band’s lack of compromise was to doom them to obscurity while METALLICA vaulted. Note: in ’08, the band’s drummer Brian Lourie passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 39.

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)