Best Canadian bands?

Administrator Number of posts : 19452 Age : 57

There have been a lot of great bands that have come from the Great White North. What are some of your favorites?

Some of mine, in no particular order:
Anvil
Annihilator
Exciter
Rush
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
Killer Dwarfs
Helix
Voivod

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5014 Age : 55

Off the top of my head.

Alphabetical order:

FM
Rush
Triumph
Voivod

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

From Ult's list, the ones I like:

Exciter
Voivod
some Anvil and Rush too I suppose

and I'll add newcomers...
Cauldron
Priestess

Here a list from BNR Metal, eh. For those of you having trouble remembering Canuck bands, ya hosers...

http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/allbands.php?country=ca&genre=

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How'zabout some Razor?

Lee Aaron was pretty hot back in the day too. "Metal Queeeeeeeen!"

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Add Blood Cermony to my list as well.

Detuned just turned me on to these guys and gal. I didn't know they were from the Great White North. I won't hold that against them though.

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VOIVOD
ANNIHILATOR
RUSH
SYMPATHY
CRYPTOPSY
MARTYR

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9948 Age : 49

Annihilator
Exciter
Razor
Anvil
Cauldron
Voivod

Damn, canadians are so good.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1635 Age : 50

Cutting Crew

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3908 Age : 52

Gorguts
Strapping Young Lad
Martyr
Exciter
Razor
Infernal Majesty
Blasphemy
Voivod
Quo Vadis
Striker

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LOVERBOY!

...Sorry. Forget I said that.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5014 Age : 55

MetalGuy71 wrote:: Add Blood Cermony to my list as well.

Detuned just turned me on to these guys and gal. I didn't know they were from the Great White North. I won't hold that against them though.

I forgot that they were Canadian!

Spec and FF,
You forgot Glass Tiger and Bryan Adams(though didn't he write one of Kiss' heaviest songs?).

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

One I think always gets overlooked is:

April Wine

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Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

tohostudios wrote:: One I think always gets overlooked is:

April Wine

As well they should be. I got your sign from the gypsy queen right here, pal. Best Canadian bands? 288219

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5014 Age : 55

tohostudios wrote:: One I think always gets overlooked is:

April Wine

I have to agree with that since I have three of their albums and forgot to put them on my list.

I dig 'em!

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

MetalGuy71 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:: One I think always gets overlooked is:

April Wine

As well they should be. I got your sign from the gypsy queen right here, pal. Best Canadian bands? 288219

C'mon, "Roller" is a classic rock staple.

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King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

OK, how about Aldo Nova?

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tohostudios wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

tohostudios wrote:: One I think always gets overlooked is:

April Wine

As well they should be. I got your sign from the gypsy queen right here, pal. Best Canadian bands? 288219

C'mon, "Roller" is a classic rock staple.

"Enough is Enough" is cool as well.

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Well, they're better than Cutting Crew and Loverboy. I guess I can give 'em some credit for that. Wink

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Honeymoon Suite
Shania Twain

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4272 Age : 65

Headpins
Streetheart
Trooper
Max Webster
Empyria

Wargod51

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5014 Age : 55

True Myth

Subject: Re: Best Canadian bands? Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:50 am

Aggression
Disciples of Power
Sacrifice
Slaughter

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1862 Age : 50

3 inches of Blood
Agressor
Razor
Devin Townsend/SYL
Strappado/Slaughter
Sacrifice
Evil Survives
Exciter
Voivod
Gorguts
Priestess

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Im surprised no one has mentioned sword yet.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4238 Age : 48

HELIX
SLAUGHTER
TRIUMPH
MESSIAH FORCE
RUSH
OUTBREAK
KILLER DWARFS
RAPID TEARS
DAGGER
INFERNAL MAJESTY

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