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The best free horror, skate, tattoo, art, music mag in the world!

Absolute Underground has been covering and supporting the underground music scene since 2004. Originally focused solely on Punk, Hardcore & Metal bands, AU has expanded to cover a broad range of bands and topics over the years. Providing reviews on new album releases, artists & art shows, skateboard contests, cannabis events, horror movies, burlesque shows, zombie walks, tattoo artists & shops, comic book creators, and music festivals.

Absolute Underground Magazine continues to be published bi-monthly, six times per year, distributing free issues across Canada and at special events in the United States and Europe.

Magazines are distributed in record stores, skate shops, tattoo studios, bars & music venues, head shops, comic & book stores, surf shops, colleges & universities, restaurants and more.

Starting as a 16 page black and white ‘zine, Absolute Underground has become a 100 page colour magazine to be reckoned with. You will find everything wicked you are looking for here including featured articles like Absolute Horror, Ink Slingers, Shred Session, Powder Seekers, Artist Profiles, VHS Zone, Comic Book Icons, DNR by Demonika, Brewing 101, Blast From The Past, Absolute Metal, Pure Punk, Cannabis Corner, Comic-Geddon, Voice of the Streets, Beneath the Wheel, The Invisible Orange, and Splatter Gods.

Featured interviews from record labels like Stomp, Pirates Press, Supreme Echo, Bent Window, and Wrecking Crew. Plus we focus on underground bands across Canada with our localized sections; Victoria’s Locals Only, Vancouver Vengeance, Shr-Edmonton, Calgary Carnage, Regina Rager, Saskatomb, Wretched Winnipeg, Ham Jammers, Niagara Falls To The Wall, Ottawa Onslaught, Toronto Trash, and Montreal Massacre.

With over 100 issues published so far, our mission is to be the last print mag standing.

Welcome to the Underground!

Absolute Underground Magazine Issue 120 – Our annual Halloween issue featuring Calgary Horror Con content with The Toxic Avenger’s Mark Torgl and the cast of Eli Roth’s holiday gore fest Thanksgiving. Plus …
Ira Hunter
Creator, Editor in Chief, Writer
Absolute Underground Magazine Issue 119 – Come out to play with special street tough issue dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the cult movie The Warriors. Can You Dig It? Featuring exclusive interviews with Michael Beck (Swan), Dorsey Wright (Cleon), Terry Michos (Vermin), Thomas G. Waites (Fox), Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Mercy) and many more!
Ira Hunter
Creator, Editor in Chief, Writer
Absolute Underground Magazine Issue 118 – Our annual Punk Rock Bowling issue jam-packed with exclusive interviews with Guttermouth, Gorilla Biscuits, Descendents, Gogol Bordello, Zeke, The Meteors, RKL, The Humpers, Stiff Little Fingers, Mac Sabbath, The Queers, ALL, and much more!
Ira Hunter
Creator, Editor in Chief, Writer
Thrash Talk

Killers and Demons – Thrash Track – Julie Hiner

Killers and Demons – Thrash Track – Julie Hiner
Ira Hunter
Creator, Editor in Chief, Writer
Napoleon album cover

Napoleon – Toronto Post-Hardcore

Napoleon – Toronto Post-Hardcore
Ira Hunter
Creator, Editor in Chief, Writer
Loud As Hell Open Air Festival

Loud As Hell Open Air 2024

Loud As Hell Open Air 2024 Camping and Extreme Music in Alberta’s Badlands One of Canada’s most beloved decibel-breaking extreme music events, Loud As Hell Open Air Festival announces its most ferocious lineups to date for its 2024 edition with headliners Beyond Creation, Malignancy, Vitriol, Green Jelly, Striker, Ripcordz, The Convalescence and many more!
Ira Hunter
Creator, Editor in Chief, Writer
A Halloween Feast

Guile Branco’s A Halloween Feast in Review

Trick or Treat! Some people love Halloween so must, they have to make it a Halloween Feast–and you’ll be shocked at what the lengths some people will do to be happy.
Ed Sum
Technophile, Pop Culture Addict, Lover of Egyptian Antiquity and Paranormal Enthusiast
Scab Vendor Movie Poster

Scab Vendor, A Documentary Review

To call Johnathan Shaw just a “Scab Vendor,” is an understatement. He’s an artist extraordinaire!
Ed Sum
Technophile, Pop Culture Addict, Lover of Egyptian Antiquity and Paranormal Enthusiast

When All You Need is The Russian Made Plan 9 From Aliexpress

From Russia with Love is Diana Galimzyanova’s Plan 9 From Aliexpress. Is it a fan film or something more wildly surreal?
Ed Sum
Technophile, Pop Culture Addict, Lover of Egyptian Antiquity and Paranormal Enthusiast

Zimmers Hole Live

Zimmers Hole Live on Absolute Underground TV , Clips from the live show in Victoria BC, Canada to wet your appetite and panties for more.
John Warnock
Webmaster, Video Producer, Photographer, Graphic Designer

AUTV Season 5 Episode 1

AUTV Season 5 Episode 1, The Metal Meltdown with DJ Zang, a special piece about the Langford Skate park. Then our WSSF 72hr film fest entry and more…
John Warnock
Webmaster, Video Producer, Photographer, Graphic Designer

AUTV Season 4 Episode 12

AUTV Season 4 Episode 12, Welcome new host Jeff Custi. We have a double shot of bands with Less Than Jake and Death By Stereo, Artist Keith Pinel and more…
John Warnock
Webmaster, Video Producer, Photographer, Graphic Designer