Mörat

Writer

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

Hawkwind
The 10 best Hawkwind songs, by Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf

By MÖRAT Published

Monster Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf agonises over his essential Hawkwind playlist

Interviews
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Discharge: End Of Days

By MÖRAT Published

Punk legends save their best ’til the endtimes

Albums
Wrong album
Wrong: Wrong

By MÖRAT Published

Kylesa and Torche members get drawn to early-90s New York

Albums
Slayer in Las Vegas
Slayer: Live In Las Vegas

By MÖRAT Published

Not yet rated

LA legends up the ante in Sin City

Concerts & Shows
FEAR
The 10 best FEAR songs by Lee Ving

By MÖRAT Published

The best of everything on TeamRock.

Interviews
Ramones
The 20 Best Punk Anthems Of All Time

By MÖRAT Published

From Conflict to The Stooges, check out this essential punk playlist

Music
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Is it still possible to shock music fans?

By MÖRAT Published

How does a band like Dwarves manage to shock fans in 2016?

Interviews
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Hammer Fight: Profound And Profane

By MÖRAT Published

Low blows and high jinx from New Jersey troublemakers

Albums
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Chestburster: Slime And Guilt

By MÖRAT Published

Sludge-driven Finnish rockers head straight into a ditch

Albums
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The 10 best Dwarves songs by Blag Dahlia

By MÖRAT Published

Blag Dahlia picks the ultimate Dwarves playlist

Interviews
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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

Tracks & Singles
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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

Tracks & Singles
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Death Index: Death Index

By MÖRAT Published

International post-punks undercook their ingredients

Albums
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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

Tracks & Singles
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‘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.

Biographies
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The 10 best Motorhead cover versions of all time

By MÖRAT Published

Ramones, Sepultura, Girlschool and more have tackled Motörhead's back catalogue

Tracks & Singles
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Peace Killers: Peace Killers

By MÖRAT Published

West Coast stoner rockers fail to find a cutting edge

Albums
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Dan Hardy's Ultimate Fighting Playlist

By MÖRAT Published

UFC's own Dan Hardy reveals the music he works out to

Tracks & Singles
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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…

Biographies
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The Casualties: Chaos Sound

By Mörat Published

Punk misfits kick off an all-inclusive riot

Albums
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Thank you for everything, Lemmy

By MÖRAT Published

Hammer writer Mörat pays respect to his good friend Lemmy Kilmister

Bands & Artists
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A farewell to the Sunset Strip

By MÖRAT Published

A love letter to a place that never really existed

Culture
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Workin' Man Noise Unit: Play Loud

By Mörat Published

Shit-kicking rock’n’roll revelry from an unlikely source

Albums
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The 10 best songs Motorhead have ever covered

By MÖRAT Published

You don't have to write a song to make it great

Tracks & Singles
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Sorry FFDP, Crue, Pistols... Lemmy is a bigger rockstar than you

By MÖRAT Published

Why Lemmy is the dictionary definition of 'rock star'

Bands & Artists
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