Mörat

A veteran of rock, punk and metal journalism for almost three decades, across his career Mörat has interviewed countless music legends for the likes of Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Kerrang! and more. He's also an accomplished photographer and author whose first novel, The Road To Ferocity, was published in 2014. Famously, it was none other than Motörhead icon and dear friend Lemmy who christened Mörat with his moniker.

Articles by: Mörat

How Keith Flint and the Prodigy lit a fire under metal

By MÖRAT published 4 March 19

By taking dance music into heavy new territories, The Prodigy started a fire under metal that burned so brightly, it couldn’t be ignored

How a full-blown riot sent System Of A Down’s Toxicity into the stratosphere

By MÖRAT published 25 February 19

’You’re a control freak’: Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory square off

By MÖRAT published 7 January 19

We asked 5FDP’s Zoltan Bathory and Ivan Moody to interview each other – then stood back to watch the fireworks

Korn’s Follow The Leader: the chaos and carnage of nu-metal’s first blockbuster album

By MÖRAT published 5 December 18

Follow The Leader turned Korn from metal’s next big thing to international megastars. But behind the scenes, things were going seriously off the rails

Billybio: Feed The Fire album review

By MÖRAT published 30 November 18

The Biohazard frontman makes a solo run at the barricades with Feed The Fire

The 10 best drinking songs

By MÖRAT published 3 August 18

From AC/DC to Dead Kennedys, these are the very best songs about getting getting those drinks in

Remembering Vinnie Paul: A true metal hero

By MÖRAT published 26 June 18

Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul died one year ago at the age of 54. Here, Hammer writer Mörat pays tribute to his late friend

Five Finger Death Punch: We're not going to be defeated

By MÖRAT published 9 November 17

Five Finger Death Punch looked in dire straits in 2017, as a lawsuit stalled their album release and Ivan went back to rehab. Here's what happened when we caught up with a defiant Ivan and a thoughtful Zoltan

Kyuss’ Blues For The Red Sun: the cult 90s masterpiece that sparked the stoner rock revolution

By MÖRAT published 20 July 17

Kyuss came from out of the Californian desert in a fog of weed smoke to make one of the greatest cult albums of the 90s

The 10 best Motörhead B-sides

By MÖRAT published 10 December 16

They're not singles, but they're still stone-cold Motorhead classics

'You have to think of the good times': Remembering Lemmy one year on

By MÖRAT published 27 November 16

The year began with the world still reeling from losing one of metal’s greats, but Lemmy’s legacy shines bright

Mouth For War - Five Finger Death Punch Come Out Fighting

By MÖRAT published 19 November 16

Five Finger Death Punch's Zoltán Báthory and Ivan Moody on booze, beatings, enteraining the troops and the American way

Some Kind Of Monster - Kirk Hammett: We're A Little Thrash Band From California

By MÖRAT published 18 November 16

His day job might be with Metallica, but Kirk Hammett's has another passion for the macabre, Metal Hammer travels to his inaugural Fear Festevil to witness the horror at first hand...

A photograph of Bad Brains on a rooftop in London in the 80s

The top 10 best Bad Brains songs

By MÖRAT published 16 November 16

Celebrating the best tracks from recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees and all-round punk rock superstars Bad Brains

A photograph of KR Starrs on stage in 2016

Famous Firsts: Uncle Acid's Kevin Starrs on Charles Manson and touring with Ozzy

By MÖRAT published 18 October 16

Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats founding member Kevin Starrs remembers his first defining musical milestones

Corey Taylor's Top 10 Books

By MÖRAT published 17 October 16

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor picks his favourite moments of literary genius

The Top 10 Songs Inspired By New York City

By MÖRAT published 11 October 16

There's a reason New York is the city that never sleeps – it's too busy inspiring great rock songs

A photograph of the Red Hot Chili Peppers taken in the Under The Bridge era

The top 10 songs about Los Angeles

By MÖRAT published 10 October 16

It's been mythologised and idolised in rock'n'roll for decades – here, we have the 10 best songs inspired by the City Of Angels

A photograph of Korn taken for Metal Hammer in 2016

Serenity and suffering: confronting Korn's dark past

By MÖRAT published 6 October 16

Korn's new album The Serenity Of Suffering marks a return to their heavier roots – so we go back in time with them to remember where it all began

Opinion: Rock needs to get over its fascination with heroin

By MÖRAT published 2 September 16

Machine Head’s Robb Flynn has opened up about his past heroin use and the fatal OD of a friend. While drugs have their place in music, smack is a different – and deadly – beast.

Al Jourgensen with a skull microphone stand

The Top 10 best Ministry songs

By MÖRAT published 22 August 16

The best songs from Al Jourgensen's industrial metal crew

10 Songs Inspired By London

By MÖRAT published 21 August 16

Cor blimey, get your King Lears around this London playlist. Love a duck.

Dimebag Darrell / guitarist of Pantera at the San Diego in San Diego, California

Once Were Warriors - The Rise And Fall Of Pantera

By MÖRAT published 20 August 16

They were one of the greatest forces the metal world has ever seen. In this exclusive interview, the surviving members of Pantera look back on their ever enduring legacy...