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THE GREAT KAT'S “BEETHOVEN ON SPEED” ALBUM
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THE GREAT KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD NOW AVAILABLE for DIGITAL DOWNLOADS/STREAMING!YINYUETAI (CHINA) PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT'S LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor) MUSIC VIDEO! Available from WARNER MUSIC! http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/3244509
NEW! NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT SHREDDING “FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE” from “BEETHOVEN ON SPEED”! https://www.newsweek.com/flight-bumblebee-played-watering-can-1522779 
“‘Flight of the Bumblebee.’ It’s long been a favorite for heavy metal musicians just to show off their shredding abilities. In 1990, Katherine Thomas (who performs under the stage name The Great Kat) performed her own version for her album Beethoven on Speed.” - James Crowley, Newsweek Magazine, Aug. 4, 2020 https://www.newsweek.com/flight-bumblebee-played-watering-can-1522779
NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE FEATURES THE GREAT KAT SHREDDING “FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE” from “BEETHOVEN ON SPEED”! https://www.newsweek.com/flight-bumblebee-played-watering-can-1522779 “‘Flight of the Bumblebee.’ It’s long been a favorite for heavy metal musicians just to show off their shredding abilities. In 1990, Katherine Thomas (who performs under the stage name The Great Kat) performed her own version for her album Beethoven on Speed.” - James Crowley, Newsweek Magazine, Aug. 4, 2020 https://www.newsweek.com/flight-bumblebee-played-watering-can-1522779
NEW! WARNER MUSIC RELEASES on VEVO & iTUNES VIDEOS THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor) & "METAL MESSIAH" LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEOS!!
WATCH NOW:
“Beethoven Mosh”:
iTunes Videos: https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/beethoven-mosh-beethovens-5th-symphony-in-c-minor/1375488656 
WARNER MUSIC RELEASES on iTUNES VIDEOS THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" & "METAL MESSIAH" LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEOS!!
WARNER MUSIC PRESENTS "THRASH" featuring THE GREAT KAT'S "FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE"! LISTEN on SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/track/3c7pkWszHceLTPW7MndzgL
 
NEW! MTV SWEDEN, POLAND, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, BRAZIL, ASIA & MORE PREMIERE THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEO!
YINYUETAI (CHINA) PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT'S LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor) MUSIC VIDEO! Available from WARNER MUSIC! http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/3244509
MTV SWEDEN
"BEETHOVEN MOSH" http://www.mtv.se/artist/41396-the-great-kat/musikvideor/186852-beethoven-mosh
MTV POLAND
“BEETHOVEN MOSH" http://www.mtv.pl/artysci/41396-the-great-kat/teledyski/186852-beethoven-mosh 
MTV France
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtv.fr/musique/videos/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh
MTV Netherlands:
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtv.nl/muziek/clips/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh
MTV Germany:
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtv.de/musik/videoclips/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh
MTV BRAZIL
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtv.com.br/musica/videos/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh
MTV Asia
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtvasia.com/music/videos/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh
MTV NORWAY
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtv.no/artists/41396-the-great-kat/musicvideos/186852-beethoven-mosh
MTV SOUTH AFRICA
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtv.co.za/music/videos/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh 
MTV AFRICA
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtvbase.com/music/videos/lrwozf/Beethoven-Mosh
MTV LATINA
"Beethoven Mosh" http://www.mtvla.com/ve/the-great-kat/videos/beethoven-mosh
MTV NOW PREMIERING LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEO!
MTV NOW PREMIERING LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEO!MTV NOW PREMIERING LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" GREAT KAT MUSIC VIDEO!
NEW! YINYUETAI (CHINA) PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT'S LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEO "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor)! Available from WARNER MUSIC! WATCH NOW at http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/3244509

 

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YINYUETAI (CHINA) PREMIERES THE GREAT KAT'S LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor) MUSIC VIDEO! Available from WARNER MUSIC! http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/3244509
WATCH on TIDAL at https://tidal.com/video/87809829 
NEW! MTV ASIA FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEO!

VIVA TV PREMIERES "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven’s 5th Symphony), THE GREAT KAT'S LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEO! Available from WARNER MUSIC!TIDAL PREMIERES THE LEGENDARY "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor) MUSIC VIDEO by THE GREAT KAT! WATCH on TIDAL at https://tidal.com/video/87809829
 


“The wave of the future might well be heavy-metal Beethoven by way of Juilliard. Ms. Kat's ‘Beethoven on Speed’ album elevates furiousness to a would-be world view. It is built on speed-rock electric guitar solos (fast, virtuosic, nearly everything articulated with frenzied right-hand strumming and manic left-hand skittering up and down the fret board, the general esthetic being more-notes-per-second equals better). To which she adds hoarse imprecations for her ‘slaves’ to grovel before her and her overpowering genius.” – John Rockwell, The New York Times
 
WARNER MUSIC GROUP has just released The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" as Digital Downloads/Streaming!
 
NEW! WARNER MUSIC RELEASES on VEVO & iTUNES VIDEOS THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" (Beethoven's 5th Symphony In C Minor) & "METAL MESSIAH" LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEOS!!
WATCH NOW:
“Beethoven Mosh”:
iTunes Videos: https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/beethoven-mosh-beethovens-5th-symphony-in-c-minor/1375488656 
WARNER MUSIC RELEASES on iTUNES VIDEOS THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" & "METAL MESSIAH" LEGENDARY MUSIC VIDEOS!!
 
 
"'Beethoven on Speed' showcase The Great Kat's unique mixture of classical compositions and speed-metal madness. Based on the works of her greatest inspiration, Ludwig Van Beethoven (with an addition of one song by Paganini), the record featured over 30 minutes of insanely fast guitar shreds and a powerful message to stimulate the listeners' minds with the metal reincarnation of classical motifs." - MetalMind Productions
The NEW YORK TIMES declared "The wave of the future might well be heavy-metal Beethoven by way of Juilliard. Ms. Kat's ‘Beethoven on Speed’ album elevates furiousness to a would-be world view." - John Rockwell, NY Times.  The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" is the revolutionary speed metal/Classical album featuring "BEETHOVEN MOSH" Music Video. Warner Music is now releasing the Official Music Video for "Beethoven Mosh" on iTunes Videos and more.
 
THE GREAT KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!THE GREAT KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!THE GREAT KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!
THEN: New York Times featured story on The Great Kat’s “Beethoven On Speed” –
John Rockwell declared: “The wave of the future might well be heavy-metal Beethoven by way of Juilliard”
NOW: Retailing giant Tesco’s TV commercial for “Call of Duty: Ghosts” Features The Great Kat’s Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” Watch:
http://youtu.be/6tW_ik2J000 

On Sept. 18, 1990, “BEETHOVEN ON SPEED” Album, produced by The Great Kat, Monte Conner and Jon Mathias, was released on Roadrunner Records. The Great Kat Shook Up SPEED METAL with Never Before Heard Mixture of authentic Classical Music & Speed Metal Guitar!
This revolutionary album, “Beethoven On Speed” is now featured in “America’s Beethoven” Exhibit at the “American Beethoven Society”!
 
THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD
LEGENDARY SPEED-METAL/CLASSICAL!
The Great Kat's GROUNDBREAKING "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD! REMASTERED DIGIPAK CD! HAND-SIGNED By THE GREAT KAT HERSELF!

"No one has exploited Beethoven to the extent that Katherine Thomas, known as The Great Kat, has. She does not just play Beethoven: she considers herself Beethoven reincarnated. In a male-dominated field, heavy metal, she is virtuosic, transgressive, and aggressive. The Great Kat, Beethoven on Speed CD. The Great Kat, Beethoven Shreds CD"! -Michael Broyles, THE AMERICAN BEETHOVEN SOCIETY
THE AMERICAN BEETHOVEN SOCIETY Features THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD & "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD in "AMERICA'S BEETHOVEN" EXHIBIT! "No one has exploited Beethoven to the extent that Katherine Thomas, known as The Great Kat, has. She does not just play Beethoven: she considers herself Beethoven reincarnated. In a male-dominated field, heavy metal, she is virtuosic, transgressive, and aggressive. The Great Kat, Beethoven on Speed CD. The Great Kat, Beethoven Shreds CD"
THE GREAT KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!THE GREAT KAT "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD PHOTOS!
THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" Music Video Clip from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"!
“BEETHOVEN MOSH” Music Video’s FAMOUS HOT S&M BEETHOVEN in CHAINS from the “BEETHOVEN ON SPEED” ERA!!“BEETHOVEN MOSH” Music Video’s RENAISSANCE GODDESS KAT PHOTO!
THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" Music Video Clip from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"!THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" Music Video Clip from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"!MAESTRO GREAT KAT FROM "BEETHOVEN MOSH" MUSIC VIDEO!
THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" Music Video Clip from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"!THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN MOSH" Music Video Clip from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"!
HEAR MP3 CLIPS from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"!
"BEETHOVEN ON SPEED"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"ULTRA-DEAD"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "ULTRA-DEAD" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"PAGANINI'S 24th CAPRICE"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "PAGANINI'S 24th CAPRICE" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"BEETHOVEN MOSH"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN MOSH" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"KAT-ABUSE"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "KAT-ABUSE" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"SEX & VIOLINS"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "SEX & VIOLINS" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"FUNERAL MARCH"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "FUNERAL MARCH" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"GRIPPING OBSESSION"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "GRIPPING OBSESSION" from "Beethoven On Speed" CD! MP3 WAV
"BACH TO THE FUTURE"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "BACH TO THE FUTURE" from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD! MP3 WAV
"WORSHIPPING BODIES"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "WORSHIPPING BODIES" from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD! MP3 WAV
"GUITAR CONCERTO IN BLOOD MINOR"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "GUITAR CONCERTO IN BLOOD MINOR" from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD! MP3 WAV
"MADE IN JAPAN"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "MADE IN JAPAN" from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD! MP3 WAV
"GOD!"
MP3 Clip of The Great Kat's "GOD!" from "BEETHOVEN ON SPEED" CD! MP3 WAV
GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE NAMES THE GREAT KAT "50 FASTEST GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"!
"The Great Kat. SIGNATURE SONG: 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee'. Beethoven on Speed."
 
"The Great Kat, 'Beethoven On Speed'. Psychofrantic, unrelenting dose of furious and fast guitar licks. The Great Kat definitely has chops - honed on classical concert violin - and she takes them to new gothic heights." - Billboard Magazine
 
“The wave of the future might well be heavy-metal Beethoven by way of Juilliard.” - John Rockwell, The New York Times Article on The Great Kat "Is This Kat Krazy Like A Fox"
 
"Today is Ludwig Van Beethoven's 246th birthday, and what better way to celebrate that than with a brutal Beethoven Mosh, courtesy of everybody's favorite thrash queen The Great Kat. Yes, Kat is still going strong, and it looks like she'll be going to thrash our little planet forever. In 2017, there will be a brand new DVD."
"'The Great Kat' strikes a Beethovenian pose. Forget 'Roll Over Beethoven.' the master has been subjected to a version of his Fifth Symphony called Beethoven On Speed, created by one who bills herself as 'The Great Kat.' A Juilliard graduate still based in the Big Apple, 'Kat' has combined classical music with 'music of the 21st century' to come up with a genre she calls 'Hyperspeed.'" - Classical Magazine
 
"The Great Kat. Beethoven On Speed can be looked upon as a paving stone, primarily in the avenues of grind metal and tech metal that's quickly becoming the rage. Kat dishes out perhaps the fastest version of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Flight of the Bumblebee' we've ever heard." - Ray Van Horn, Jr., The Metal Minute Blog
 
"The Great Kat Metalizes Beethoven On Speed. Exudes the self confidence and balls of John Wayne, Lucretia Borgia and Billy The Kid all in one." - Kevin Sharp, Metal Mania Magazine
 
"On September 18, 1990, Roadrunner Records released an album that was to change the world of heavy metal guitar forever! 'Beethoven On Speed' by THE GREAT KAT shook up the speed metal genre with its never-before-heard mixture of authentic classical music and shredding guitar! Celebrate the 25th anniversary of this now-iconic album by Uber Rock's favourite guitarist by doing everything today at 25 times the speed you would normally do it!"-Gaz, Uber Rock
 
"FIFTEEN SONGS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. The Great Kat - Flight Of The Bumblebee. Mad as a whistle to some, a shredding mastermind to others, The Great Kat is a guitar and violin virtuoso gone wild. During her career she mostly turned classical pieces into speed metal tunes. Why? Well, I guess she just was the first person on earth who discovered that headbanging on Beethoven is perfectly possible." - by Serge Timmers, Merchants Of Air READ at http://www.merchantsofair.com/a-small-neat-journal/fifteen-songs-for-international-womens-day
 
“The Great Kat. On 'Beethoven On Speed' she melds metal and classical so skillfully that if Beethoven were alive today he'd have been a head-banging metal maniac." - Dan Aquilante, New York Post Article on The Great Kat "ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN...and let Kat tell ya the news"

"The Great Kat - Beethoven On Speed. Album full of references to legendary classical composers and metal renditions of classical standards...Juilliard trained guitarist and violinist, out of her mind dominatrix Katherine Thomas, aka The Great Kat. This recording is pure, magical insanity." - "A Beginner's Guide To Heavy Metal #17 - Shred"

"The Great Kat's earbludgeoning Beethoven on Speed album would certainly cause old Ludwig to roll over in his grave. This self-anointed 'hyperspeed guitarist' and Juilliard graduate dared to unite classical and speed metal" - "Dangerous Women" CD featuring The Great Kat's "Beethoven Mosh"

PRESS AWARDS:
"Beethoven On Speed" CD Named "10 ESSENTIAL TRASH METAL ALBUMS" - La Religion del Rock Pesado

 

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