Encyclopedias

 

Below are a list of encyclopedias that can be used for research or to read for fun. Genres and subgenres are listed in alphabetical order Most are books. Some titles come in other formats. 

Genres:

Heavy Metal: 

• The Book of Heavy Metal: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Metal Music Ever Created by Chris Inghram (only print)
• The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal: Completely Revised and Updated by Daniel Bukszpan (only print) 
• Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music by William Philips and Brian Cogan, Ph.D (e-book and print) 
• Encyclopedia Metallica: The Bible of Heavy Metal by Brian Harrigan and Malcolm Dome (only print)
• The Heaviest Encyclopaedia of Swedish Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Ever! by Janne Stark (only print)
• The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal by Tony Jasper and Derek Oliver(e-book and print) 

Punk: 

• Encyclopedia of Punk by Brian Cogan (e-book and print)
• Encyclopedia of Punk and New Wave 1975-1985 by David Luhrssen and Michael Larson (e-book and print) 
• The Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk 1977-1987 by Peter Jandreus (only print)

Rock Music: 

• Appetite for Definition: An A-Z Guide to Rock Genres by Ian King (e-book and print) 
• Encyclopedia of Classic Rock by David Luhrssen and Michael Larson (e-book and print)
• Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll 1944-1964 by David Luhrssen and Michale Larson (e-book and print)
• Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll edited by Rolling Stone (only print)
• The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock by Michael Heatley and Scotty Moore (only print)
• The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rock by Michale Heatley (only print) 

Subgenres: 

Extreme Metal: 

• Doom Metal Lexicanum I  by Aleksey Evdokimov (only print) 
• Doom Metal Lexicanum II  by Aleksy Evdokimov (only print)
• Extreme Metal by Joel McIver (only print)
• The Encyclopedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (website) 

Post-Punk: 

• Curepedia: The A-Z of The Cure by Simon Price