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FORBIDDEN MAGAZINE'S REVIEW OF "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD
By DaVayne, Forbidden MagazineFORBIDDEN MAGAZINE'S REVIEW OF "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD! "Beethoven’s Guitar Shred marries Classical and metal in ways few might have imagined possible. One of the fastest and most accurate guitarists in the genre. The Great Kat dances through his [Paganini's] intensely intricate Caprice #24, on both the guitar and violin, as though she were channeling the great “son of the devil” himself. The Flight of the Bumblebee has been clocked in at three hundred beats per minute, and has made me all but toss out my own guitar with the trash. A furiously complicated, multiple-guitar and violin performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3 showcases The Great Kat’s depth, and her ability to layer sound upon sound, turning what could have been a chaotic mess into a heavy metal masterpiece. Beethoven’s Guitar Shred one for the collection, and certainly one for the ages." - DaVayne, Forbidden Magazine
The Great Kat – Beethoven’s Guitar Shred (DVD)
FORBIDDEN MAGAZINE'S REVIEW OF "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD! "Beethoven’s Guitar Shred marries Classical and metal in ways few might have imagined possible. One of the fastest and most accurate guitarists in the genre. The Great Kat dances through his [Paganini's] intensely intricate Caprice #24, on both the guitar and violin, as though she were channeling the great “son of the devil” himself. The Flight of the Bumblebee has been clocked in at three hundred beats per minute, and has made me all but toss out my own guitar with the trash. A furiously complicated, multiple-guitar and violin performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3 showcases The Great Kat’s depth, and her ability to layer sound upon sound, turning what could have been a chaotic mess into a heavy metal masterpiece. Beethoven’s Guitar Shred one for the collection, and certainly one for the ages." - DaVayne, Forbidden Magazine
 

August 28, 2010 by DaVayne

Joey Ramone once cited Bach as having composed “the heaviest of heavy metal,” and if one cared to sit down and release one’s mind to the Classical Masters — any of them . . .all of them — the validity of his statement would at once become apparent. No one in history has illustrated this point more succinctly and more furiously than The Great Kat, whose new DVD release, Beethoven’s Guitar Shred (TPR Music), marries Classical and metal in ways few might have imagined possible.

The Great Kat (born Katherine Thomas), began her life listening to Beethoven, and pursued her dreams of becoming a composer and musical revolutionary through the study of Classical piano and Classical violin — all of this before her tenth birthday. At age fifteen, she won a full scholarship to New York’s legendary Julliard; and after becoming the Concertmaster of the Julliard Pre-College Orchestra, Kat graduated, with honors, from the prestigious school. After winning the Artists International Competition, Kat began performing, first, as a Classical violin soloist at Carnegie Recital Hall, and then as an actively touring soloist in North America and Europe. After her tour, Kat realized the state of Classical music had ground to a halt. The revolutionary muse within her then guided Kat to transcribe intricate violin pieces to the guitar, which in turn gave birth to a new musical genre: Shred/Classical music.

Through several albums, since the late eighties, The Great Kat has laid to waste any preconceptions of metal being an exclusive “boy’s club.” Her ability to “out shred” the majority of her (oft-times) more famous counterparts garnered Kat the recognition of being one of the fastest and most accurate guitarists in the genre. Her latest DVD collection, Beethoven’s Guitar Shred, is the product of a mature and savage talent. Here we have a solo guitarist and violinist who not only dares to evoke the sacrosanct names of Beethoven, Paganini and Bach but also does them no injustice by bringing their compositions to new heights through her extraordinary talent.
FORBIDDEN MAGAZINE'S REVIEW OF "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD! "Beethoven’s Guitar Shred marries Classical and metal in ways few might have imagined possible. One of the fastest and most accurate guitarists in the genre. The Great Kat dances through his [Paganini's] intensely intricate Caprice #24, on both the guitar and violin, as though she were channeling the great “son of the devil” himself. The Flight of the Bumblebee has been clocked in at three hundred beats per minute, and has made me all but toss out my own guitar with the trash. A furiously complicated, multiple-guitar and violin performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3 showcases The Great Kat’s depth, and her ability to layer sound upon sound, turning what could have been a chaotic mess into a heavy metal masterpiece. Beethoven’s Guitar Shred one for the collection, and certainly one for the ages." - DaVayne, Forbidden Magazine
To even mention Paganini is enough to chill the blood of an experienced violinist; however, The Great Kat dances through his intensely intricate Caprice #24, on both the guitar and violin, as though she were channeling the great “son of the devil” himself. Her interpretation of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is a wonderfully brutal, and yet still elegant, homage to the greatest of the great composers. The Flight of the Bumblebee, which starts off this collection, has been clocked in at three hundred beats per minute, and has made me all but toss out my own guitar with the trash. A furiously complicated, multiple-guitar and violin performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3 showcases The Great Kat’s depth, and her ability to layer sound upon sound, turning what could have been a chaotic mess into a heavy metal masterpiece. Interspersed throughout are some of Kat’s original songs: short, brutal and often gore-soaked compositions, which could be passed off as “noisecore” were it not for the Classically-inspired soloing, which slashes through songs such as Torture Techniques, Blood, and Islamofascists. Kat’s love for grand guignol theatrics is evident here; her leather, lace and blood persona, and her refusal to allow anyone to cage and compartmentalize her talent makes Beethoven’s Guitar Shred one for the collection, and certainly one for the ages.

The Great Kat’s music is currently circulating around iTunes. To find The Great Kat — her music, her story, and her list of accolades — visit www.greatkat.com . I’ll see you on the flip-side, if you make it out alive.




 
 

 
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