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!

#8) RUSH – Signals (Anthem – 1982)

Signals was considered a bit of a shocker after the guitar sparkle all over Moving Pictures, the band going for a smoother sound with more synthesizers massaged into the mix. It definitely angered harder rocking RUSH fans, yet quietly and methodically, the record seems to have won over almost everybody, led into the liking by opening masterpiece ‘Subdivisions’, Rush’s grand statement of alienation along with a leap into the future like ‘Jump’ and In Through The Out Door, in terms of guitar bands willfully exploring keys. And it did helped the beloved trio crack into the mainstream in the US as 'New World Man' hit #21 on the US Hot 100 - yes, the single charts! But the likes of 'The Analog Kid' and 'Digital Man' snuffed out any sell-out cries. And 'Countdown' has always been embraced by NASA and was dedicated to "the astronauts Young & Crippen and all the people of NASA for their inspiration and cooperation," as mentioned in the album's notes. Another daring episode from Rush, a band that knows no boundaries!

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)