Top Ten Best Canadian Metal Bands

The Top Ten
1 Annihilator Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band founded in 1984 by vocalist, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, engineer, producer, mixer and mastering engineer Jeff Waters and former vocalist John Bates.

Alice in Hell
Never, Neverland
Set the world on fire
King of the kill
Refresh the demon..
All classics

2 Anvil Anvil are a Canadian heavy metal band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 1978. The band consists of Steve "Lips" Kudlow, Robb Reiner and Chris Robertson.
3 Exciter Exciter is a Canadian speed metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1978 as Hell Razor. In 1980 they changed the name Exciter. They are widely considered to be one of the first speed metal bands and a seminal influence of the thrash metal genre.

My fave song is Heavy Metal Maniac.

4 Voivod Voivod is a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Québec. Their musical style has changed several times since the band's origin in the early 1980s. The band's current line-up consists of Denis "Snake" Bélanger, Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain, Dominique "Rocky" Laroche and Michel "Away" Langevin.
5 Alexisonfire Alexisonfire is a five-piece Canadian post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit, Dallas Green, Wade MacNeil, Chris Steele, and Jordan Hastings.
6 Cryptopsy Cryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1988. The band has sold over 300,000 records.

The heaviest Canadian export. Br00tal!

7 Gorguts Gorguts is a Canadian technical death metal band from Sherbrooke, Quebec. The band was formed in 1989; its only constant member has been Luc Lemay.

German band Obscura was named after the Gorguts' album Obscura,

8 Strapping Young Lad Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing. By 1997, he had recruited permanent members; this line-up, which consisted of Townsend on vocals and guitar, Jed Simon on guitar, Byron Stroud on bass, and Gene Hoglan on drums, lasted until the band's dissolution.

Passionate brutality and anger. Devin is a metal God and the other guys form an extremely solid rhythm section, with the Gene Hoglan's legendary drumming being one of the highlights. One of my all time favourite metal bands. If you don't know this band check it out because you might just love them

9 Razor Razor is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984 at Guelph, Ontario. The group shot music videos for songs such as "Evil Invaders", "Shotgun Justice", "American Luck", and "Sucker for Punishment".
10 Silverstein Silverstein (/ˈsɪl.vər.stiːn/) is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and whose work they had read as children. They have released a total of 11 studio albums, seven EPs, a compilation album and a live DVD/CD. Their lineup remained unchanged for eleven years from December 2001 to September 2012, then consisting of lead vocalist Shane Told, lead guitarist Neil Boshart, rhythm guitarist Josh Bradford, bassist Billy Hamilton, and drummer Paul Koehler. In September 2012, the band had announced that Neil Boshart had been fired and would be replaced by Paul Marc ...read more.

They aren't metal at all - they play emo, screamo, post-hardcore, hardcore punk, indie rock

The Contenders
11 Kataklysm Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T.
12 Woods of Ypres

Amazing doom metal. Seriously, this is some gut wrenching stuff. Their album "Woods 5: Grey Skies and Electric Light" is something every music fan should hear.

Not only my favourite Canadian band, but also my favourite doom metal band of all time.

13 Piledriver (Exalted)
14 DBC

DBC stands for Dead Brain Cells and they are a very good thrash metal band. Subgenres - thrash metal, technical / progressive thrash metal, speed metal.
Lists on this site - Top 10 Dead Brain Cells Songs, Top 10 Songs on Dead Brain Cells' Universe, Songs on Dead Brain Cells' Unreleased, Top 10 Songs on Dead Brain Cells' Self-Titled Album

15 Sacrifice
16 Quo Vadis Quo Vadis was a technical melodic death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1992 by Bart Frydrychowicz, Yanic Bercier, and Arie Itman, named after the novel by Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz.

I like them. Their album Defiant Imagination is classic.

17 Revenge
18 Forteresse

A very good black metal band formed in 2006.
list - Top 10 Forteresse Songs

19 Anonymus

Great thrash band from Montreal

20 Sword
21 Beyond Creation Beyond Creation is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec. They are currently signed to Season of Mist records.

Top notch technical/prog death metal

22 Gris
23 Infernal Majesty
24 Blasphemy Blasphemy are a black/death metal band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1984. The band released a demo titled Blood Upon the Altar in 1989 and their debut album, Fallen Angel of Doom, the following year through Wild Rags, a record label they had signed to while touring the United States. ...read more.
25 3 Inches Of Blood
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