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

Hammer Fight: Profound And Profane
By MÖRAT published
Low blows and high jinx from New Jersey troublemakers

Chestburster: Slime And Guilt
By MÖRAT published
Sludge-driven Finnish rockers head straight into a ditch

The 10 best Dwarves songs by Blag Dahlia
By MÖRAT published
Blag Dahlia picks the ultimate Dwarves playlist

The 10 Best Songs About Rock 'N' Roll
By MÖRAT published
The third and final instalment of the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll trilogy

The 10 best songs about drugs
By MÖRAT published
In the second of a three-part series, these are the ten best songs about getting fucked up

Death Index: Death Index
By MÖRAT published
International post-punks undercook their ingredients

The 10 best songs about sex
By MÖRAT published
In the first of a three-part series, these are the ten best songs about doing the dirty

‘I Fought Cancer…And Won!’ by Supersuckers’ Eddie Spaghetti
By MÖRAT published
Kicking cancer's ass...with a little help from Eddie Vedder, Mudhoney and friends.

The 10 best Motorhead cover versions of all time
By MÖRAT published
Ramones, Sepultura, Girlschool and more have tackled Motörhead's back catalogue

Peace Killers: Peace Killers
By MÖRAT published
West Coast stoner rockers fail to find a cutting edge

Dan Hardy's Ultimate Fighting Playlist
By MÖRAT published
UFC's own Dan Hardy reveals the music he works out to

This is what it was like to speak at Lemmy's funeral
By MÖRAT published
Metal Hammer writer Mörat spoke at Lemmy's funeral. Here he remembers the day, from joking with Grohl to calling Lemmy's phone one last time…

Thank you for everything, Lemmy
By MÖRAT published
Hammer writer Mörat pays respect to his good friend Lemmy Kilmister

A farewell to the Sunset Strip
By MÖRAT published
A love letter to a place that never really existed

Workin' Man Noise Unit: Play Loud
By Mörat published
Shit-kicking rock’n’roll revelry from an unlikely source

The 10 best songs Motorhead have ever covered
By MÖRAT published
You don't have to write a song to make it great

Sorry FFDP, Crue, Pistols... Lemmy is a bigger rockstar than you
By MÖRAT published
Why Lemmy is the dictionary definition of 'rock star'

Fight To The 'Deth: Lamb Of God Vs Megadeth
By Mörat published
It’s the biggest showdown of 2015, as Lamb Of God and Megadeth face off on their crushing co-headlining UK tour. We sat down to talk about their impending symphony of destruction...

Korn triumph in Las Vegas
By MÖRAT published
Not yet ratedSupport: Suicide Silence, Islander

Slipknot / Lamb Of God / BFMV / Motionless In White
By MÖRAT published
Not yet ratedModern metal’s top guns battle the heat in Sin City

Why the world doesn't need a Pantera reunion
By MÖRAT published
Pantera is dead. Long live Pantera.

Slipknot and Lamb Of God go big in Vegas
By MÖRAT published
Not yet ratedSupport: Bullet For My Valentine, Motionless In White
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