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 ten and the best is yet to come!! 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!

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

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

Dimension Hatröss is viewed within the sprawling, twisting VOIVOD catalogue as the apex of the first phase, the vortex into which all of Away's (Michel Langevin; drums) intriguing sci-fi ideas swirl and shine and shimmer. Truly the Quebecers were one of a kind in the late '80s with an envious vision, breathtakingly powerful on 'Psychic Vacuum' and of course the top of the heap, 'Tribal Convictions' which may be the finest metal outro in extreme metal history from these vast lands. The cover art is also one of Away's arcane best, and speaking of arcane, Piggy (Denis D'Amour; guitars) is really flying his freak flag here, firing off obscure chords and melodies relentlessly, making Dimension Hatröss both near impermeable and certainly intellectually substantial. Noise did their best to spread the word of the band at this particular juncture and the underground were enthralled. But even to this day, Voivod have been laying out brilliant hands with only mediocre payback from the dealer.

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)