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"Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time"-Guitar One

"50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time"--Guitar World!

STAR IN THE "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin Magazine!

 

GENIUSES:

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN,

Greatest Classical Composer in history, who composed the masterpiece Symphony #9, while TOTALLY DEAF!

 

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, Baroque Composer who wrote the genius UNFINISHED masterpiece "THE ART OF THE FUGUE" in his last years, while SLOWLY GOING BLIND!

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, GENIUS CLASSICAL Composer, who died when he was only 35 years old.

 

NICCOLO PAGANINI was called "The Devil's Son" and "Witch's Brat" for his demonic and amazing violin virtuosity!

 

RICHARD WAGNER, genius opera composer who invented the "LEITMOTIVE" (melodies corresponding to characters) and revolutionized operas with the 4 opera masterpiece "THE RING."
 

 

THE GREAT KAT,  The Only FEMALE Musical Revolutionary,   Inventor of "Shred Classical" Music and Resurrector of Classical Music!

NEW!! Get READY for 4TH OF JULY with your SIGNED YANKEE DOODLE SHREDDER in NYC GREAT KAT PHOTOS, COLLECTIBLE from JUNE 26 PHOTO SHOOT! https://www.greatkat.com/katshredstore.html

THE GREAT KAT PRESENTS NEW SHREDCLASSICAL DVD COMING SOON!!
Starring The Great Kat Music Videos JAM-PACKED with Insane THEATRICS, Wild COSTUMES, CLASSICAL Music & METAL Madness, Plus The Great Kat WOWS you with DOUBLE VIRTUOSITY SHREDDING on BOTH Guitar AND Violin! Stay tuned for release date!

 

NEW!! WORLD PREMIERE of THE GREAT KAT'S NEW SARASATE'S "CARMEN FANTASY" MUSIC VIDEO on AMAZON! WATCH at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MS3PXY

"Ole! Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy stars Shred Senorita The Great Kat shredding Guitar & Violin with Tango Dances & Matadors"

WATCH THE WORLD'S FASTEST GUITAR/VIOLIN SHREDDER, THE GREAT KAT NOW at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MS3PXY From Upcoming Great Kat DVD!

 

NEW! COMING SOON to AMAZON & iTUNES VIDEOS:

"CHEF GREAT KAT COOKS BEETHOVEN'S MACARONI & CHEESE!!" COMING TO AMAZON! Cooking Video from Upcoming New DVD!

The Great Kat's ABSOLUTELY HOT & INSANE "TOP 20 HOT SHRED HOLIDAYS" BONUS FEATURE From The Great Kat's UPCOMING NEW DVD featuring ROSSINI'S "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE"! STAY TUNED FOR RELEASE DATE!

LISTEN NOW at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rossinis-the-barber-of-seville/id384709525?i=384709529

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WORLD'S FASTEST GUITAR/VIOLIN SHREDDER/JUILLIARD GRAD VIOLIN VIRTUOSO: THE GREAT KAT!

 

DOWNLOAD on iTUNES! THE GREAT KAT MASTERPIECE MUSIC & VIDEOS!

 

 

COMING SOON!! WARNER MUSIC will FINALLY make The Great Kat's LEGENDARY "METAL MESSIAH" MUSIC VIDEO & "BEETHOVEN MOSH" MUSIC VIDEO available FOR DOWNLOAD on iTUNES & AMAZON! STAY TUNED http://www.greatkat.com

 

Calyx Picture Agency, Swindon, England Features Katherine Thomas Violin Virtuoso (The Great Kat)! "The Great Kat is from Swindon" Calyx News, Swindon Archive, Swindon News | April 19, 2017 by Richard Wintle" http://calyxpix.com/2017/04/19/great-kat-swindon/
"I was hunting down some negatives for the next feature in the Swindon Heritage Magazine when I came across a sheet marked Katherine Thomas on DMJ. and scribbled was the add 'American music star returns home'. Yes indeed we can add the Katherine Thomas aka Great Kat to the list of Swindon icons. Kat, please come back." - Richard Wintle, Calyx Picture Agency http://calyxpix.com/2017/04/19/great-kat-swindon/

NEW! GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT “50 SENSATIONAL FEMALE GUITARISTS”!

“The Great Kat. This Juilliard-trained violinist’s turbocharged, speed-metal readings of classical pieces were pretty astounding when she first appeared…They’re still impressive, in fact, and Kat (born Katherine Thomas) may be one of the fastest guitarists of all time.” – by Michael Molenda, Guitar Player Magazine

READ at http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/50-sensational-female-guitarists/62327

 

WORLD'S FASTEST GUITAR/VIOLIN SHREDDER/JUILLIARD GRAD VIOLIN VIRTUOSO: THE GREAT KAT!

 

NEW!! iTUNES VIDEOS & APPLE MUSIC PREMIERE "TERROR" NEW MUSIC VIDEO About 9/11 From THE GREAT KAT! https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/terror/id1209632433

"Terror" Music Video About 9/11 From The Great Kat! The song Terror was written by The Great Kat immediately after 9/11 in New York City! Video Filmed in Sept. 2016 to Commemorate the 15th Anniversary! Terror Video features The Great Kat Shred Soldier Shredding Guitar with her All-Male Army Band & Bach's famous "Toccata and Fugue" Intro! Includes authentic photos taken at Ground Zero after 9/11.

WATCH NOW at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/terror/id1209632433

NEW!! iTUNES VIDEOS & APPLE MUSIC PREMIERE THE GREAT KAT’S NEW MARDI GRAS MUSIC VIDEO: BAZZINI'S "THE ROUND OF THE GOBLINS"! MARDI GRAS is TUESDAY! WATCH PREVIEW NOW at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bazzinis-the-round-of-the-goblins/id1209630228

BAZZINI'S "THE ROUND OF THE GOBLINS"! LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!! Starring The Great Kat & MARDI GRAS & Hot CARNIVAL Madness! GREAT KAT'S High-Speed Blistering CLASSICAL VIOLIN (Juilliard grad Carnegie Recital Hall Soloist) & SHRED GUITAR (“Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time”!) FAT TUESDAY Debauchery! Bead-Throwing, All-Male Mardi Gras Band & More! From Upcoming DVD!

 

 

NEW!! WATCH FREE on AMAZON PRIME!

AMAZON PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT’S NEW MARDI GRAS MUSIC VIDEO: BAZZINI'S "THE ROUND OF THE GOBLINS"! LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!!
World Premiere Free on Amazon Prime at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N382ZYX/
Starring The Great Kat & MARDI GRAS & Hot CARNIVAL Madness! GREAT KAT'S High-Speed Blistering CLASSICAL VIOLIN (Juilliard grad Carnegie Recital Hall Soloist) & SHRED GUITAR (“Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time”!) FAT TUESDAY Debauchery!  Bead-Throwing, Kat Krewe, King Cakes, Masks, All-Male Mardi Gras Band & More! From Upcoming DVD!
WATCH Free on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N382ZYX/

 

NEW!! The Great Kat Rossini’s “WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE” Music Video!!
Full Video on iTunes Videos & Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/william-tell-overture/id868774275 & AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-William-Tell-Overture/dp/B01MA3QE40/ & YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/USELO_zX4ng

 

THEATREMONKEY.COM features The Great Kat's SARASATE'S CARMEN FANTASY MUSIC VIDEO http://www.theatremonkey.com/ 

SKYLIGHT.GR FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S NEW SARASATE'S "CARMEN FANTASY" MUSIC VIDEO!
http://www.skylight.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6903:the-great-kats-new-music-video-carmen-soars-to-2-on-amazon-videos-hard-rock-a-metal-charts&catid=48:music-news&Itemid=18

 

 

"TERROR" NEW MUSIC VIDEO About 9/11 From THE GREAT KAT - WORLD PREMIERE FREE on AMAZON PRIME at https://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-Terror/dp/B01MDUQB9U

"Terror" Music Video About 9/11 From The Great Kat! The song Terror was written by The Great Kat immediately after 9/11 in New York City! Video Filmed in Sept. 2016 to Commemorate the 15th Anniversary! Terror Video features The Great Kat Shred Soldier Shredding Guitar with her All-Male Army Band & Bach's famous "Toccata and Fugue" Intro! Includes authentic photos taken at Ground Zero after 9/11.

WATCH NOW at https://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-Terror/dp/B01MDUQB9U

 

WARNER MUSIC GROUP RELEASES THE GREAT KAT’S LEGENDARY “WORSHIP ME OR DIE!” & “BEETHOVEN ON SPEED” SHRED METAL ALBUMS FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOADS on iTUNES, TIDAL, AMAZON & MORE!!! “Worship Me Or Die!”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/worship-me-or-die!/id1086423634 “Beethoven On Speed”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beethoven-on-speed/id1089012301  The GODDESS OF METAL DEMANDS: DOWNLOAD NOW! THE GREAT KAT GUITAR/VIOLIN DOUBLE VIRTUOSO AWARDS and ACCOLADES: THE GREAT KAT GUITAR AWARDS: -"Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time" - Guitar One Magazine -"20 Of The Fastest Guitarists In The World Today" - MusicRadar -"50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" - Guitar World Magazine -"50 Sensational Female Guitarists" - Guitar Player Magazine -"The 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes" - Classic Rock Magazine -Winner of "Who Plays The Fastest" - Guitar Player Magazine’s Reader Poll -"8 Iconic Women In Metal" - Stack Magazine -"Rock On, Queens of Noise: 10 Killer Heavy Metal Frontwomen" - VH1 -"Hot Women Rock Stars Who Are Actually Guitar Geniuses" - OMG News Today -"Top 10 Most Famous Women Rockers" - Tengib.com -"Top Ten Fastest Guitar Shredders" - The Top Tens -"Shock Treatment: 10 Shock Rock Albums" - Iisalmen Sanomat -"Top 10 Most Famous Women Rockers" - Glitzyworld -"10 Phenomenal Female Guitarists That Deserve Your Attention" - WhatCulture! -"Rockeras Mas Bellas" - 20minutos -"Top-10 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll -"12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists" - Elle Magazine -"The 10 Fastest Guitarists In The World" - Biartau.com -"Fastest Guitarists" - Rocker.sk -"The History Of Ten Speed Heroes" - Xwtoutiao (China) -"10 Hottest Super Bowl Photoshoots" - In My Group Celebrity Site -Honored with a STAR in the "Guitar Hero Galaxy" - Spin Magazine -"8 Of The World's Fastest Shredders" - Gibson Lifestyle -"20 Extraordinary Female Guitarists" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" -"The 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes" - Classic Rock Magazine -"Top 10 Shred Guitar Heroes" - Bopian.com (China) -"Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com -"World's Fastest Guitarists Throughout History" - RegenciPedia "Top Ten Female Guitarists" - Wtoutiao (China) -"Top Female Guitarists with Amazing Guitar Playing Skills" - KeytarHQ -#1 In "The 12 Best Guitarists Of The World" - Guitarra Atalho -"Beauty and Talent - Top 10 Female Guitarists" -Ctoutiao -"Fastest Guitar Players In The World" - Graphs.net -"The 13 Most Powerful 'O' Faces Of Rock" - BuzzFeed -"Top 10 Most Famous Women Rockers" - Its Entertainment -"The 25 Best Rock Guitarists In The World" - Maximum Rock Magazine -"Top 8 Female Electric Guitarists Of All Time" - NME -"The Best Rock Female Guitarists" - Kurier -"Top-10 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll -"Best American Female Guitarists – Shredding Sirens" - Itcher Magazine -"Famous People From Swindon" - Ranker.com THE GREAT KAT VIOLIN AWARDS: -Juilliard Honors Graduate as a Violin Virtuoso -Concertmaster of the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra -Winner of the Artists International Competition on Violin -Carnegie Recital Hall Debut on Solo Violin -Winner of the Great Neck Symphony's Young Musicians Competition -Winner of the Gallery Concert Series Young Artists Award -Winner of the New York State Music Teachers Association Collegiate Artists Competition -Winner of the "Robert Hufstader Scholarship" in Composition and Theory at Juilliard -Collaborator with Timothy Leary on the song "Right Brain Lover" -Awarded "Certificate of Merit" from New York Governor Mario Cuomo -Prodigy Violin Soloist for NYC Mayor Ed Koch at Gracie Mansion -Prodigy Violin Soloist for Governor Oscar Flores Tapia in Saltillo, Coahuila Mexico -Steve Allen especially composed the Violin piece "Sonatina" for Katherine, which she performed in England -"The New Woman To Watch" - New Woman Magazine -Recipient of a German violin made in 1850 from The Friends of Mozart Society. -Violin Soloist with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Coahuila in Mexico and in recitals under the auspices of Fondo para Actividades Sociales y Culturales del Estado, Bellas Artes, Banca Serfin and other organizations in Mexico. -Winner of "Palma Julia de Burgos Award" from The Association for Puerto Rican - Hispanic Culture, Inc.       BUY THE GREAT KAT'S SHRED GUITAR DVDs, CDS, CD-ROM, VINYL RECORD EP & SINGLES!   DOWNLOAD GREAT KAT MUSIC & VIDEOS! NEW! CLASSICAL MPR FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "The Great Kat is perhaps the most ostentatious virtuoso in recent music history—and yes, that's saying a lot. The self-proclaimed reincarnation of Beethoven, she's fleet-fingered on both violin and guitar, and sports a glam-rock look." - Jay Gabler, Classical MPR   NEW! TIMOTHY LEARY, CULTURAL ICON & THE GREAT KAT, GUITAR/VIOLIN ICON COLLABORATED on "RIGHT BRAIN LOVER" SONG! HISTORIC RECORDING: Timothy Leary wrote & rapped the wild psychedelic lyrics and Kat composed, sang & shredded electric violin on this NEVER BEFORE RELEASED RECORDING! Stay tuned to hear this HISTORIC masterpiece: http://www.greatkat.com/03/timothyleary.html "Timothy Leary Papers" at The New York Public Library Archives Features Timothy Leary & Kat Thomas' (The Great Kat) "RIGHT BRAIN LOVER" Song! "Series V.C: b. 242 f. 6 Thomas, Kat--Songs" http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18400#c759755 "The files represent records about people with whom Leary collaborated. Reflect the broad range of Leary's activities and interest during the last 20 years of his life" - The New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts   THE JOAN RIVERS SHOW'S FAMOUS 500th SHOW STARRING THE GREAT KAT! WATCH CLIP OF THE GREAT KAT ON THE JOAN RIVERS TV SHOW HERE: http://www.greatkat.com/59/articles/GreatKatonJoanRiversShow_x264.mp4 & http://www.greatkat.com/59/articles/GreatKatonJoanRiversShow.mp4   NEW! RARE CLASSICAL VIOLIN RECORDING of KATHERINE THOMAS (THE GREAT KAT) on NBC-TV's "FANTASY" TV SHOW performing "CSARDAS" on VIOLIN as the featured SOLOIST (Hosts Peter Marshall and Leslie Uggams). http://www.greatkat.com/metalvideos/fantasyshow20final_x264.mp4     NEW! TESCO'S TV COMMERCIAL FOR "CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS" VIDEO GAME FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S VIVALDI'S "THE FOUR SEASONS"! Watch Now on YouTube: http://youtu.be/6tW_ik2J000  http://www.greatkat.com/music/tescotvcommercialcallofdutyghosts.html  Tesco is featuring The Great Kat's music in the new TV commercial for the wildly popular Activision video game "Call of Duty: Ghosts." The commercial features the heart-racing shredding guitar and violin virtuosity of The Great Kat's Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons," synched perfectly in time with Call of Duty: Ghosts’ fast action bombs, explosions, and death defying feats!   THE GREAT KAT AWARDS: HONORED WITH A STAR IN THE "GUITAR HERO GALAXY" - Spin Magazine "From rock legends to the Devil - with callouts to and riffs from today's hottest players-our highly subjective classification of the guitar-hero galaxy. THE GREAT KAT." "20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"  MusicRadar.com "The Great Kat. An uncompromising shred demon hell-bent on bringing classical music crashing into the 20th (and now the 21st) century, preferably at about 500bpm." "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine "The Great Kat. 'Girl power' is a gross understatement. The world's first shredding dominatrix." "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine "The Great Kat. Juilliard-trained virtuoso. Heavy leather dominatrix persona so over the top." "50 SENSATIONAL FEMALE GUITARISTS" - GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE "The Great Kat. This Juilliard-trained violinist’s turbocharged, speed-metal readings of classical pieces were pretty astounding when she first appeared…They’re still impressive, in fact, and Kat (born Katherine Thomas) may be one of the fastest guitarists of all time." "8 ICONIC WOMEN IN METAL" - Stack Magazine "The Great Kat remains one of the most interesting women in heavy metal. The Great Kat worked to be the fastest neo classical guitarist on the planet. Kat achieved headlines when she said that she was the reincarnation of Beethoven." WINNER of "WHO PLAYS THE FASTEST" - Guitar Player Magazine's Reader Poll "The Great Kat. Votes: 2041. 27.45%" "ROCK ON, QUEENS OF NOISE: 10 MORE KILLER HEAVY METAL FRONTWOMEN"  - VH1 "The Great Kat. Beastly in the best sense, ferocious violin virtuoso and lightning-clawed guitar shredder. Displays of seemingly impossible technical wizardry." ROCKER.SK NAMES THE GREAT KAT "FASTEST GUITARISTS"! - Rocker.sk "Fastest Guitarists. The Great Kat. Ranks among the fastest shredders of all time. She studied classical music and does not play typical thrash metal on the guitar. Instead, she transforms familiar songs from classical music and creates original tunes." "SHOCK TREATMENT: 10 SHOCK ROCK ALBUMS" -  Iisalmen Sanomat "The Great Kat. Worship Me Or Die! England born Katherine Thomas went down in history as The Great Kat. Classical music trained violinist changed to sophisticated shred expression on electric guitar, leather, spikes and metal obscenity. Said she was Beethoven reincarnated." "WORLD'S FASTEST GUITARISTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY" - RegenciPedia "The Great Kat is a classically trained violinist who graduated from the Juilliard School. Kat is listed as one of the 'Top Shredders of All Time' by Guitar One Magazine and many media who have known her performances have praised the speed and clarity of her playing." "THE HISTORY OF TEN SPEED HEROES"  - xwtoutiao "The Great Kat. The sexy cat in the crash. Her works exaggerated, God gave her the strength. God, the devil was born." "TOP TEN FASTEST GUITAR SHREDDERS" - The Top Tens "10 HOTTEST SUPER BOWL PHOTOSHOOTS" - In My Group Celebrity Site  "The Great Kat rock band dressed up in as Quarterback Shredder, Cheerleader Goddess, Hot Shred Running Back and Fantasy Football Shred Goddess." "TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ROCKERS"  - Glitzyworld "When people hear The Great Kat, they come into a state of musical ecstasy. She is known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music. 'Top 10 Fastest Shredders of all Time'." "THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK" - BuzzFeed "3. The Great Kat." "THE 10 FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" -BIARTAU.COM "BEST AMERICAN FEMALE GUITARISTS – SHREDDING SIRENS" - Itcher Magazine "Thrash metal queen The Great Kat. Classically trained Kat is most famous for her high speed interpretations of pieces of classical music. Named one of the fastest shredders of all time. Classical music. Speed metal style." "TOP 10 SHRED GUITAR HEROES" - Bopian.com (China) "The Great Kat -- sexy wildcat shredder. The spitting image of a violent nymphomaniac. God actually has given her speed playing strength. God, the Devil was born." "HOT WOMEN ROCK STARS WHO ARE ACTUALLY GUITAR GENIUSES" - OMG News Today #1 IN "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD" - Guitarra Atalho "1st Katherine Thomas (The Great Kat). The Great Kat is best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music." "NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine "The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. ALBUM: Beethoven on Speed." "TOP TEN FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Wtoutiao (China) "THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" - Maximum Rock Magazine "The Great Kat" ("Beethoven Mosh") "TOP 10 GREATEST SPEED GUITAR HEROES" - Bopian.com (China) "THE GREAT KAT -- SEXY WILDCAT SHREDDER" "10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION" - WhatCulture! "The Great Kat. She’s just so awesome. Morphing of classical music into pretty skin-shearing metal ought to be celebrated hugely." TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - Graphs.net "The Great Kat is the sixth fastest guitar player in the world and her real name is Katherine Thomas. She plays Guitar and Violin." "TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ROCKERS" - Tengib.com "The Great Kat. Her shred metal translations of Classical music presented her in the list of "Top 10 Fastest Shredders" "TEN WOMEN COMPOSERS AND GUITARISTS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS" - Agencia N22 Informacion Cultural (Mexico) - Canal 22, El Canal Cultural de Mexico "The Great Kat Speed metal guitarist. She is known for her thrash performances of well-known classical music." 20minutos.es NAMES THE GREAT KAT "ROCKERAS MAS BELLAS"! - 20minutos.es "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"- NME "The Great Kat: When the Juilliard trained Kat straps on the six-strings, everything around is sucked up in a swirling vortex of hypersonic virtuosity." "THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Kurier "The American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas) expertly wraps her band's Classical sounds into speed metal and pulls it into a vortex of sonic virtuosity." "THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine   "The Great Kat - FELINE GROOVY. Likes blood. And Beethoven. Must hear: William Tell Overture." "TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll "12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine "Juilliard-trained violinist the Great Kat (aka Katherine Thomas) is the most mind-bogglingly fast." "TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ROCKERS" - Its Entertainment "When people hear The Great Kat, they come into a state of musical ecstasy. During her concerts, she is known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music." "TOP FEMALE GUITARISTS WITH AMAZING GUITAR PLAYING SKILLS" - KeytarHQ "The Great Kat: Juilliard-trained violinist, she is amazingly fast shredder" - KeytarHQ "20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" "The Juilliard-trained violinist and guitar shredder transforms classical masterworks into speed-metal songs, rages like a demented dominatrix, spews blood." "8 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SHREDDERS" - Gibson Lifestyle "The Great Kat - the world’s foremost female shredder. Wait until you see a leather-and-fishnet clad wild woman bump up the BPMs." The Great Kat: "Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com   "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD NOW OUT WORLDWIDE! BUY "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD:   "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD DOWNLOADS! The Great Kat, The World's Fastest Guitarist, unleashes the ULTIMATE Shred Guitar CD, "BEETHOVEN SHREDS", featuring: -"THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" Shredding at 300 BPM! -BEETHOVEN'S "5TH SYMPHONY" with the world's most famous 4 notes! -BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3" with 6 shredding guitars! -PAGANINI'S "CAPRICE #24" starring Great Kat's demonic guitar virtuosity! & MORE!!     The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE THROUGH MUSIC VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS (MVD)! "Displaying the world's fastest shred guitar music, this CD features The Great Kat's electrifying tracks on guitar and violin with dazzling insane speeds of 300 BPM." - MVD   "The Great Kat, who you may know as one of the fastest, fiercest heavy metal guitar shredders in the universe. I popped it in, and was delighted to find some of the greatest heavy metal videos ever made. This lady is hard core. She plays Beethoven's symphonies the way he always intended: incredibly fast and covered in blood." - Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Online "Kat is best described as a 21st century Janis Joplin who breaks out of the conventionally assigned gender role limitations of acceptable female behavior, to give the historically male dominated music scene a woman's energy and edge." Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze   NEW YORK MAGAZINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "The Great Kat. The High Priestess of Guitar Shred. She can play 'Flight of the Bumblebee' at 300 beats per minute! Wagner’s War, a no-holds-barred response to September 11, includes a cover of that tender Nazi classic 'Flight of the Valkyries.'  Her followers (the 'Kat slaves') think she’s just the soldier America needs. Ranked among 'The Ten Fastest Shredders of All Time.' Totally spoiling her crazy-lady rep: She studied classical violin at Juilliard." -  New York Magazine BUY THE GREAT KAT'S SHRED GUITAR DVDs, CDS, CD-ROM, VINYL RECORD EP & SINGLES!     BUY AT: DOWNLOAD THE GREAT KAT’S SHRED/CLASSICAL GUITAR CDS & SINGLES!   iTUNES GREAT KAT MUSIC CDS & SINGLES NOW AVAILABLE! “Worship Me Or Die!”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/worship-me-or-die!/id1086423634  “Beethoven On Speed”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beethoven-on-speed/id1089012301  "Beethoven Shreds" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beethoven-shreds/id453271734  "Goddess Shreds Live In Chicago" https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goddess-shreds-live-in-chicago/id924614060 "Wagner's War" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wagners-war/id384716310  "Rossini's Rape" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rossinis-rape/id384720627  "Bloody Vivaldi" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bloody-vivaldi/id384712414  "Guitar Goddess" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/guitar-goddess/id384709525   GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE! Sarasate's "Carmen Fantasy" at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MS3PXY Bazzini's "The Round Of The Goblins" https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bazzinis-the-round-of-the-goblins/id1209630228 & https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N382ZYX/ "Terror" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/terror/id1209632433 & https://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-Terror/dp/B01MDUQB9U Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/liszts-hungarian-rhapsody/id1148738451 & https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L3G60EY  Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/vivaldis-the-four-seasons/id573040803 & https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1H4E70 Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/william-tell-overture/id868774275 & https://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-William-Tell-Overture/dp/B01MA3QE40/ "The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/the-flight-of-the-bumble-bee/id368743107 Beethoven's "5th Symphony" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/beethovens-5th-symphony/id368743633 Paganini's "Caprice #24" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/paganinis-caprice-24/id368743262 Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto #3" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bachs-brandenburg-concerto-3/id368743861 Bach's "The Art Of The Fugue" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bachs-the-art-of-the-fugue/id704467069 "Zapateado" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/zapateado/id585630184 "War" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/war/id585230085 "Torture Chamber" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/torture-chamber/id585229972 "Live In Chicago" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/live-in-chicago/id585230084 "Castration" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/castration/id581329246 "Blood" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/blood/id368743270 "Torture Techniques" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/torture-techniques/id374001404 "IslamoFascists" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/islamofascists/id368743906  "Kat Kartoon" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/kat-kartoon-flight-bumble/id368744647   GREAT KAT RINGTONES NOW AVAILABLE on your iPHONE!   THE GREAT KAT WEB SITE: http://www.greatkat.com KAT STORE: https://www.greatkat.com/katshredstore.html GREAT KAT SONGS on iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/great-kat/id384709526 GREAT KAT VIDEOS on iTUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-great-kat/id368743108 GREAT KAT RINGTONES Now Available on your iPHONE! 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THE GREAT KAT’S MASTERPIECE “BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED” DVD! Buy Kat "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD at:  VIDEO CLIPS FROM "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD   WMV MPEG and/or QUICK-TIME YOUTUBE iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! "DVD SHRED VIDEOS MENU" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube     NEW! "DVD MAIN MENU" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube     NEW! "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! "BLOOD" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! BEETHOVEN'S "5TH SYMPHONY" WMV MPEG & Quicktime CLIP #1 YOUTUBE CLIP #2 YOUTUBE CLIP #3 YOUTUBE iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! PAGANINI'S "CAPRICE #24" WMV Clip  MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! "TORTURE TECHNIQUES" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! "ISLAMOFASCISTS" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3" WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! "KAT KARTOON" ("The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee") WMV MPEG & Quicktime YouTube iTUNES AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NEW! "METAL FUGUE: BACH'S THE ART OF THE FUGUE" WMV MPEG & QUICKTIME YOUTUBE iTUNES

THE GREAT KAT AWARDS: -"20 OF THE FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"  MusicRadar.com   -"50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine   -"TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar One Magazine   -"50 SENSATIONAL FEMALE GUITARISTS" - GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE   -"THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK" - BuzzFeed   -WINNER of "WHO PLAYS THE FASTEST" - Guitar Player Magazine's Reader Poll   -"NEED FOR SPEED: THE 50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine   -"8 ICONIC WOMEN IN METAL" - Stack Magazine   -"ROCK ON, QUEENS OF NOISE: 10 MORE KILLER HEAVY METAL FRONTWOMEN" - VH1   "HOT WOMEN ROCK STARS WHO ARE ACTUALLY GUITAR GENIUSES" - OMG News Today "THE HISTORY OF TEN SPEED HEROES"  - xwtoutiao "FASTEST GUITARISTS" - Rocker.sk 20minutos.es NAMES THE GREAT KAT "ROCKERAS MAS BELLAS"! - 20minutos.es "SHOCK TREATMENT: 10 SHOCK ROCK ALBUMS" - Iisalmen Sanomat   "TOP TEN FASTEST GUITAR SHREDDERS" - The Top Tens   "WORLD'S FASTEST GUITARISTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY" - RegenciPedia   "TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ROCKERS"  - Glitzyworld   "10 HOTTEST SUPER BOWL PHOTOSHOOTS" - In My Group Celebrity Site -"TOP FEMALE GUITARISTS WITH AMAZING GUITAR PLAYING SKILLS" - KeytarHQ "THE 10 FASTEST GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" -BIARTAU.COM -"TOP TEN FEMALE GUITARISTS" - WTOUTIAO   -"TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ROCKERS" - Tengib.com   -"BEST AMERICAN FEMALE GUITARISTS – SHREDDING SIRENS" - Itcher Magazine   -#1 IN "THE 12 BEST GUITARISTS OF THE WORLD" - Guitarra Atalho   "TOP 10 SHRED GUITAR HEROES" - Bopian.com (China)   "THE 25 BEST ROCK GUITARISTS IN THE WORLD" - Maximum Rock Magazine   "TEN WOMEN COMPOSERS AND GUITARISTS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS" - Agencia N22 Informacion Cultural (Mexico) - Canal 22, El Canal Cultural de Mexico   "10 PHENOMENAL FEMALE GUITARISTS THAT DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION" - WhatCulture!   "TOP 10 GREATEST SPEED GUITAR HEROES" - Bopian.com (China) -TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD" - GRAPHS.NET -"THE 13 MOST POWERFUL 'O' FACES OF ROCK" - BUZZFEED "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"- NME -"THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Kurier     -"THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" - Classic Rock Magazine   -"TOP-10 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME" - Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll   -"12 GREATEST FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS" - Elle Magazine    -"20 EXTRAORDINARY FEMALE GUITARISTS" - Guitar Player Magazine's "Guts & Glitter" "TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS WOMEN ROCKERS" - Its Entertainment   -"8 OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST SHREDDERS" - Gibson Lifestyle "Famous Juilliard School Alumni" - Ranker.com   -Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso/Concertmaster of the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra/Winner of the Artists International Competition on Violin/Carnegie Recital Hall Debut on Solo Violin/"The New Woman To Watch" - New Woman Magazine

The Great Kat's SHRED GUITAR/VIOLIN VERSIONS of CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES:

Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee" ("Beethoven Shreds" CD & "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD)

Beethoven's "5th Symphony" ("Beethoven Shreds" CD & "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD)

Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto #3" ("Beethoven Shreds" CD & "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD)

Paganini's "Caprice #24"  ("Beethoven Shreds" CD & "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD)

Bach's "The Art Of The Fugue" ("Beethoven Shreds" CD & "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD)

Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" ("Bloody Vivaldi")

Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries" ("Wagner's War")

"Terror" Bach's "Toccata and Fugue" Intro ("Wagner's War")

Sarasate's "Zapateado" ("Wagner's War")

Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" ("Wagner's War")

Bazzini's "The Round of The Goblins" ("Rossini's Rape")

Sarasate's "Carmen Fantasy" ("Bloody Vivaldi")

Chopin's "Funeral March" ("Beethoven On Speed")

Rossini's "William Tell Overture" ("Rossini's Rape")

Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" ("Guitar Goddess")

Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" ("Guitar Goddess")

"Beethoven On Speed" ("Beethoven On Speed")

"Beethoven Mosh" ("Beethoven On Speed")

Beethoven's "5th Symphony": Symphonic, Mosh, Speed  ("Digital Beethoven On Cyberspeed")

 Paganini's "Caprice #9" ("Digital Beethoven On Cyberspeed")

Bach's "Partita #3" ("Digital Beethoven On Cyberspeed")

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The Great Kat is the famous Juilliard graduate Classical Violin Virtuoso-turned Shred Guitar Virtuoso, WORLD'S FASTEST GUITAR SHREDDER who is RESURRECTING Beethoven with VICIOUS METAL, PURE CLASSICAL and TOTAL VIRTUOSITY and showcases her phenomenal guitar and violin pyrotechnics in "Beethoven Shreds" CD and "Beethoven's Guitar Shred" DVD! The Great Kat is the “Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time” (Guitar One Magazine)/“50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time” (Guitar World Magazine)/“20 Of The Fastest Guitarists In The World Today” (MusicRadar.com)/"50 Sensational Female Guitarists" (Guitar Player Magazine)/“Top Ten Fastest Guitar Shredders” (The Top Tens)/“8 Iconic Women in Metal” (Stack Magazine)/“The 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes” (Classic Rock Magazine)/“Rock On, Queens of Noise: 10 MORE Killer Heavy Metal Frontwomen” (VH1)/“12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists” (Elle Magazine)/"World's Fastest Guitarists Throughout History" - (RegenciPedia)/"Hot Women Rock Stars Who Are Actually Guitar Geniuses" (OMG News Today)/"Fastest Guitarists" (Rocker.sk)/"Shock Treatment: 10 Shock Rock Albums" (Iisalmen Sanomat)/"Top Ten Female Guitarists" (Wtoutiao)/"10 Hottest Super Bowl Photoshoots" (In My Group Celebrity Site)/“Top 10 Most Famous Women Rockers” (Glitzyworld)/“Top-10 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time” (Guitar World Magazine's Readers' Poll)/"Top 10 Most Famous Women Rockers" (Tengib.com)"Top Female Guitarists with Amazing Guitar Playing Skills" (KeytarHQ)/"The 25 Best Rock Guitarists In The World" (Maximum Rock Magazine)/"Top 10 Most Famous Women Rockers" (Its Entertainment)/#1 In "The 12 Best Guitarists Of The World (Guitarra Atalho)/Honored with a STAR in the “GUITAR HERO GALAXY” (Spin Magazine)!

The Great Kat's Revolutionary Albums, “Beethoven On Speed” and "Beethoven Shreds" are now featured in “America’s Beethoven” Exhibit at the “American Beethoven Society”.

About The Great Kat Guitar/Violin Virtuoso:
The Great Kat http://www.greatkat.com is the world-famous Juilliard graduate Classical Violin Virtuoso/Carnegie Recital Hall Violin Soloist/Winner of “Artists International Competition”. The Great Kat performed as a Prodigy Violin Soloist for NYC Mayor Ed Koch at Gracie Mansion and for Coahuila, Mexico Governor Flores Tapia at the Centennial of General Vito Alessio Robles’ birth and at the famous Teatro Fernando Soler in Saltillo, Mexico and was awarded the "Certificate of Merit" from New York Governor Mario Cuomo. The Great Kat is now the world’s fastest Shred Guitar Virtuoso/“TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME” (Guitar One Magazine)/ "FAMOUS JUILLIARD SCHOOL ALUMNI" (Ranker.com)/Reincarnation of Beethoven and the ONLY Guitar-Violin Double Virtuoso since Niccolo Paganini. Timothy Leary, cultural icon collaborated with The Great Kat Violin Virtuoso on the rock song "Right Brain Lover". Retailing giant Tesco is now featuring The Great Kat’s virtuoso Vivaldi's “The Four Seasons” music in the TV commercial for the popular Activision video game “Call of Duty: Ghosts” http://youtu.be/6tW_ik2J000 . The Great Kat's Revolutionary Albums, “Beethoven On Speed” and "Beethoven Shreds" are now featured in “America’s Beethoven” Exhibit at the “American Beethoven Society”. BBC Radio’s “The Arts Hour” features The Great Kat Shredding Beethoven's "5th Symphony" and Interview from “Fast And Furioso” Show (heard on BBC Radio 4). Warner Music Group releases the Legendary “Worship Me Or Die!” & “Beethoven On Speed” Metal Albums by The Great Kat Shred Goddess!More info: http://www.greatkat.com.