Rock Atlas: music map guide and data sources

Rock Atlas is an interactive way to explore rock styles, artists, releases and the evidence connecting them. Start with the map or choose a genre from the text directory.

Start with a style

  1. Open the map and use Styles, Artists or search to find a name.
  2. Select a style to explore its artists, then select an artist to view releases and sources.
  3. Use Relations to inspect relationship types and Eras to narrow the period. Return to overview to start again.
  4. Use the list view when WebGL is unavailable or you prefer text. Motion and language controls are available at the top.

Read relationships carefully

Subgenre relationships, documented influences, shared tags and inferred connections mean different things. Distance on the canvas does not establish historical influence. Shared tags do not prove who influenced whom. Check each relationship’s type, direction and evidence rather than treating every connection as an established fact.

Sources and coverage

The current published snapshot contains 828 styles, 420 artists and 528 release groups. Records link to sources, including Wikidata, MusicBrainz and Discogs, with their respective licenses. These counts describe this snapshot, not complete coverage of all rock music, and do not imply that every relationship has been reviewed.

Names, eras, regions and classifications can differ between sources. Missing information remains unknown. The directory is an exploration aid rather than an authoritative history; original records and later research may revise the picture.

Corrections and project

Report a name, era or relationship issue through the project repository, including the entity, URL and a verifiable source. The author is Simon Liu; see the author page for further information and contact channels.