When collecting AOR and Melodic (Hard) Rock Music, reference material is essential. This page provides some suggested reference materials ranging from encyclopedias till magazines, including links to places where you can purchase them.

Should you feel something interesting is missing, drop me a line by email.

Encyclopedias
	Encyclopedia of Swedish Hard Rock  and Heavy Metal Part I	Encyclopedia of Swedish Hard Rock  and Heavy Metal Part II
Rock Report Melodic Rock Bible Part I	Rock Report Melodic Rock Bible Part II	Rock Report Melodic Rock Bible Part III	Rock Report Melodic Rock Bible Part IV
Magazines
Fireworks Magazine (UK)	Melodic Journey (GER)	Powerplay Magazine (UK)	Rock It! (GER)
Online resources
Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia