# Euphoria Unleashed

> The official book and companion reference site for _Euphoria Unleashed: The Transformative Power of Trance Music_ by Steve Zenone.

Canonical site: https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/. The book is published by White Sands, LLC, First Edition, 2026, ISBN-13 979-8-218-18513-8. Its public publication date is 2026-03-26. The book has 18 chapters, and this site publishes selected companion material covering Trance history, subgenres, structure, vocabulary, evidence and corrections. The focused guides below answer narrower questions without replacing the main reference pages. Links ending in .md are Markdown versions of the matching page, and each one names its canonical page.

## Core

- [The book](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/books.md): Book facts (edition, ISBN, publisher, date), chapter themes, formats and common questions, in Markdown.
- [What is Trance music?](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/what-is-trance-music): A direct answer covering the sound, tempo tendencies and main branches.
- [A history of Trance music](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-history): A documented history from early electronic music through the contemporary scene.
- [Research notes](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/research-methodology.md): The evidence standard, source types and correction process used for the book and companion pages.

## Reference

- [Trance history timeline](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-history-timeline.md): Eight eras with defining artists and a note on each.
- [Trance subgenres field guide](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-subgenres): The main branches and the musical traits that separate them.
- [How Trance music works](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/how-trance-music-works): Track elements and the intro, breakdown, build and release structure.
- [The Trance canon](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-canon): Unranked history bookmarks and evidence for how records became shared reference points.
- [Trance glossary](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-glossary.md): The book's full glossary in alphabetical order.
- [Trance trivia and lore](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-trivia): Scene stories labelled documented, widely reported or contested.
- [Trance source library](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-sources): Sources for checking release dates, catalog numbers, charts, events and tracklists, with notes on what each source can prove.
- [Books about Trance music](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-music-books): A non-ranked reading guide to verified book-length works on Trance and broader context works.
- [Resources](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/resources): Public archives, radio, festivals, forums and a date-stamped review of current signals.
- [Companion playlist](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/playlist): A chronological playlist organized across the same eight eras used by the book.

## Focused guides

- [Trance vs techno](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-vs-techno): What the genres share, how their arrangements differ and where tech trance sits between them.
- [Trance vs house](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-vs-house): Groove and disco inheritance compared with longer tension and release, including the progressive overlap.
- [Trance BPM guide](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/trance-bpm-guide): Rough tempo ranges by branch, why tempo changes and why BPM is a clue rather than a definition.
- [Uplifting trance](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/uplifting-trance): The breakdown, lead and release, including where the label becomes less precise.
- [Progressive trance](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/progressive-trance): Patience, groove and development across a set, plus how the term has changed.
- [Psytrance vs Trance](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/psytrance-vs-trance): Psytrance as a parallel branch with its own scenes, compared through bass, melody and lineage.

## Author and purchase

- [About Steve Zenone](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/bio): The author's biography and his connection to Trance music.
- [Get the book](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/shop): Currently available purchase options, including the live Amazon route.

## Corrections and policies

- [Corrections](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/corrections): Published errata and how to report an error.
- [Privacy](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/privacy): What the site currently collects, why it is collected and which providers are involved.
- [Terms](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/terms): Current site use, intellectual property and purchase terms.
- [Refund policy](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/refund-policy): Refund handling for current Amazon purchases and any future direct digital sales.

## Optional

- [Contact](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/contact): Press, speaking and reader enquiries.
- [Selected companion text](https://www.euphoriaunleashed.com/llms-full.txt): Selected public timeline, glossary, canon and excerpt material, followed by links to the site's other reference pages.