Bravewords Top 30 Canadian Hard Rock/Metal Albums Countdown

[wolfking]

#2) ANVIL - Metal On Metal (Attic - 1982)

ANVIL’s Hard ‘N’ Heavy debut really didn’t demonstrate where Anvil (at that point called LIPS) were going with this new and more deliberate heavy metal that was coming out of the NWOBHM into the minds and hearts of Canada’s most eager consumers of it. And then ka-pow, the boys deliver Metal On Metal and it’s a masterpiece of something not even invented yet, namely thrash, at this point, mebbee ya call it “speed metal.” In any event, ‘March Of The Crabs’ became the benchmark of nascent thrash instrumentals while tracks such as ‘Mothra’ and ‘666’ presented a band full-up with power from all members of the team, not least of which was Keith Moon-on-crack drummer Robb Reiner, the secret weapon welling up from the depths. The band even got a few spins at radio with 'Stop Me' featuring guitarist Dave Allison on vocals. The title song 'Metal On Metal' is Canada's true hard n' heavy anthem and the song was featured on the November 14th, 2010 episode of The Simpsons titled Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life. You know you've made it when… Rumor has it that the members of METALLICA were front n' centre when the band played in California during the era.

Anvil number 2, WTF?!

[wolfking]

#1) RUSH – Moving Pictures (Mercury - 1981)

Yeah we know, a little anti-climactic. Really, what other album in the history of time could be #1? Moving Pictures brought to gleaming fruition RUSH’s new and enthusiastic concern for housing their prog ideas within logical, sensible songs with strong frames. ‘The Spirit Of Radio’ is often cited as the first successful execution of this, and then… man, the boys go from strength to strength, firing off ‘Limelight’, ‘Red Barchetta’ and most notably ‘Tom Sawyer’, Rush’s most celebrated anthem and a badge of honour for air drummers the world over. There’s also world famous instrumental ‘YYZ’ and a whole second side of prog metal mania (including the breathtaking 'The Camera Eye') that can be visited time and time again for fresh revelations. Perhaps what is greatest testimony to the record, none of the scribes had any doubt Moving Pictures would win this poll - it was a foregone conclusion from the start.

Moving Pictures became Rush's biggest selling album in the US, hitting #3, and remains the band's most popular and commercially successful studio recording to date. The album was certified quadruple-platinum with four million copies sold as of January 27, 1995. In Canada the album is also
quadruple-platinum (400,000 units sold). The Moving Pictures 5.1 surround sound 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition hit stores on April 5th and it remarkably re-entered the Billboard 200 at #51!

Pretty good way to finish it off if you ask me.

[Jamesman42]

[skydivingninja]

Once again I must say that Anvil are pretty terrible.

[Jirpo]

Good choice for #1!

[jingle.boy]

The ONLY choice for #1.

The lack of Triumph in this is disturbing.  Progressions of Power and Thunder Seven could've made appearances.

[Global Laziness]

Solid choice for number 1, weird list overall.

[T-ski]

no Nickelback? Shameful. 

April Wine should have been on the list.

[Gorille85]

pff

[Nick]

The fact that Signals and 2112 made this list while A Farewell to Kings and Permanent Waves are absent is completely LOL worthy.

[MasterShakezula]

The fact that 2112 and any Anvil album made this list while Permanent Waves and American Woman are absent is completely LOL worthy.

[jingle.boy]

AFTK was #14.  Permanent Waves noticably absent.

[jjrock88]

The only possible choice for number #1

[Nick]

AFTK was #14.  Permanent Waves noticably absent.

Oh, I missed that, sorry.

[wolfking]

The ONLY choice for #1.

The lack of Triumph in this is disturbing.  Progressions of Power and Thunder Seven could've made appearances.

After picking up Triumph's greatest hits, I feel they could have been included more too over many of the other bands that were listed here.

[GuineaPig]

The fact that Signals and 2112 made this list while A Farewell to Kings and Permanent Waves are absent is completely LOL worthy.

I don't think so.

[PlaysLikeMyung]

Seriously. Anvil is terrible. Watching the documentary I kept thinking: these guys wonder why they weren't successful? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Dr. DTVT]

The fact that Signals and 2112 made this list while A Farewell to Kings and Permanent Waves are absent is completely LOL worthy.

AFTK was #14.  Permanent Waves noticably absent.

Even when Nick makes a valid point, he still finds a way to fail 

[Zoom E]

Once again I must say that Anvil are pretty terrible.

Not true. Forged in Fire and Metal on Metal are both very good albums. I wouldn't recommend any of their other albums though.