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.
Latest articles by Mörat

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

'You have to think of the good times': Remembering Lemmy one year on
By MÖRAT published
The year began with the world still reeling from losing one of metal’s greats, but Lemmy’s legacy shines bright

Alice In Chains’ William DuVall: 10 albums that changed my life
By Mörat published
The records that made Alice In Chains frontman William Duvall the man he is today

Mouth For War - Five Finger Death Punch Come Out Fighting
By MÖRAT published
Five Finger Death Punch's Zoltán Báthory and Ivan Moody on booze, beatings, enteraining the troops and the American way

The top 10 best Bad Brains songs
By MÖRAT published
Celebrating the best tracks from recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees and all-round punk rock superstars Bad Brains

Famous Firsts: Uncle Acid's Kevin Starrs on Charles Manson and touring with Ozzy
By MÖRAT published
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats founding member Kevin Starrs remembers his first defining musical milestones

The Top 10 Songs Inspired By New York City
By MÖRAT published
There's a reason New York is the city that never sleeps – it's too busy inspiring great rock songs

The top 10 songs about Los Angeles
By MÖRAT published
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

Serenity and suffering: confronting Korn's dark past
By MÖRAT published
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
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.

10 Songs Inspired By London
By MÖRAT published
Cor blimey, get your King Lears around this London playlist. Love a duck.

Once Were Warriors - The Rise And Fall Of Pantera
By MÖRAT published
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...

The 10 most underrated UK punk albums of all time
By MÖRAT published
Never Mind The Bollocks and London Calling weren't the only important albums in punk – here are 10 of the most underrated UK punk albums to prove it

Tales From The Crypt: The return of The Misfits
By MÖRAT published
From their horror punk sound to their iconic Fiend Skull logo, the Misfits have influenced every corner of our world. And after 33 years, the original lineup is back to walk among us...

The top 10 best Clutch songs
By MÖRAT published
With 11 studio albums under their belt, choosing hard rock stalwarts Clutch's top 10 songs is no mean feat. But someone's got to do it...

The 10 best UK punk bands from 1982
By MÖRAT published
1982 was a stand-out year for UK punk rock. Here are ten bands that prove it.

The A-Z Of Clutch
By MÖRAT published
Everything you need to know about Clutch in alphabetical order

How Motorhead's No Remorse Tour changed my life
By MÖRAT published
Mörat on sleeping rough, identity theft and making friends with Lemmy on Motorhead's 1984 tour

The A-Z Guide To Motorhead
By MÖRAT published
Motorhead's incredible 40 year career arranged into alphabetical order

The real story of Rage Against The Machine's debut album
By MÖRAT published
In 2012, Metal Hammer sat down with Tom Morello to look back at the 20th anniversary of Rage Against The Machine’s debut album

Has the true spirit of punk gone up in flames?
By MÖRAT published
Punks aren't shocking anyone in 2016, but does that really matter?

Dez Fafara's top ten punk songs
By MÖRAT published
The Devildriver vocalist loves a bit of old-school punk. Here's his essential playlist...
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