Canada Metal & Hard Rock Albums of the 2020s

The Moth finds DEVIN TOWNSEND shaping huge progressive-metal sound design, ambient space and introspective melody into a 2026 album with a clear sense of identity.

Chasing Euphoria is a useful way to hear HAREM SCAREM from a different angle within the 2025 catalogue.

PowerNerd keeps DEVIN TOWNSEND’s layered imagination intact while shifting the center of gravity toward shorter, more direct song power.

Ultrapower is a high-voltage record that amplifies the pleasures of heavy metal in a straight line.

Face Your Fears places Harry Hess’s warm, soaring voice at the center of a carefully shaped AOR and melodic-rock record.

Lightwork retains Devin Townsend’s talent for enormous walls of sound while giving them more air and calm than some of his recent work.

Closer to the Edge places Harry Hess’s warm yet focused voice at the center of polished melodic rock.

Get Rollin’ is Nickelback’s first studio album in years, and it delivers the band’s familiar strengths without overcomplication: thick guitars, Chad Kroeger’s rough-

The Puzzle / Snuggles is a useful way to hear DEVIN TOWNSEND from a different angle within the 2021 catalogue.

Ballistic, Sadistic condenses the speed, odd turns and black humor associated with Jeff Waters’ Annihilator.

Change the World brings together Harem Scarem’s strengths—smart chord movement, muscular guitar and unforgettable choruses—with a high level of finish.