GREAT KAT SHRED GUITAR BLOG for NEO-CLASSICAL SHREDDERS!



Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com May 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM NYC TIME

HAPPY 200th BIRTHDAY RICHARD WAGNER! (1813-1883) Born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany. WAGNER, genius opera composer who invented the "LEITMOTIVE" (melodies corresponding to characters) and revolutionized operas with the 4 opera masterpiece "THE RING."
WAGNER composed "THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES" in 1854 and NOW The Great Kat SHREDS "THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES”! (Music from "Wagner's War" CD)
HAPPY 748th BIRTHDAY DANTE! (1265-1321) Born in Florence, ITALY on May 21, 1265. Dante's most famous masterpiece was the epic poem "DIVINE COMEDY". "INFERNO"(from "DIVINE COMEDY) features 9 circles of suffering: limbo, lust, gluttony, avarice, wrath, heresy, violence, fraud and betrayal.
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com May 10, 2013 at 10:51 AM NYC TIME

ENTS24 FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "The Great Kat. AKA Katherine Thomas, a classical violin graduate of the famed Juilliard school, who has reinvented herself as a guitar shredder. She is believed to be the fastest female guitarist in the world."
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com May 6, 2013 at 4:05 PM NYC TIME

THE GREAT KAT IS NOW #1 on "Rankopedia: Vote: Favourite Celebrity of Multiple Nationalities"! VOTE NOW at http://www.rankopedia.com/Favourite-Celebrity-of-Multiple-Nationalities/Step2/25916.htm?refresh=54005088

WALMART SHOPPERS!! The Great Kat's "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" available on WALMART!!!!
Rent or Buy at http://www.walmart.com/ip/16447632

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com April 23, 2013 at 4:52 PM NYC TIME

SIRIUS XM RADIO FEATURES THE GREAT KAT'S "ZAPATEADO" on Sirius XM's "Bloody Roots: A Metal Lesson in Violins"! "Prepare for a lesson in metal violins you won’t soon forget. Hectic arpeggios of violin shredder The Great Kat. The Great Kat-'Zapateado' from WAGNER’S WAR".
"Female shredder named The Great Kat, who actually began life as a Juilliard Music School violin prodigy and then discovered heavy metal guitar. Something by her returning to brutal violin." - Ian Christe, SiriusXM Liquid Metal. "'Zapateado' from WAGNER’S WAR" - LISTEN NOW
AIRING on Thurs 4/25 at 9PM ET on Sirius XM Liquid Metal channel 40 http://www.siriusxm.com/liquidmetal
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com April 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM NYC TIME

HAPPY 561st BIRTHDAY DA VINCI! (1452-1519) Born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. Da Vinci was a brilliant painter, inventor, musician, engineer, sculptor, architect and scientist. The prototype of the "RENAISSANCE MAN", da Vinci painted the masterpieces "MONA LISA" and "THE LAST SUPPER" and wrote notebooks in his own code of mirror (backwards) writing, which kept his ideas and inventions secret.


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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com April 10, 2013 at 2:47 PM NYC TIME

NEW ON AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO THE GREAT KAT’S NEO-CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE “BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED”!
BUY OR RENT at http://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-Beethovens-Guitar-Shred/dp/B00C8YYJ7G/ref=sr_1_3?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1365437697&sr=1-3&keywords=The+Great+Kat


Amazon Instant Video Synopsis: "Included are 7 outrageous shred/classical guitar music videos, including: Beethoven's '5th Symphony' - 'The Flight of the Bumble-Bee' at the finger-bleeding speed of 300 BPM!; Bach's 'Brandenburg Concerto #3'- The Great Kat shreds on 6 guitars; Paganini's 'Caprice #24' 'Torture Techniques' - Arsenal of Kat Torture devices and abused victims!"
NEW ON YOUTUBE: THE GREAT KAT’S BLISTERING “BEETHOVEN’S GUITAR SHRED”!
WATCH CLIP OR RENT FULL MOVIE at http://youtu.be/m5GUnR0KtVc

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 31, 2013 at 8:42 PM NYC TIME

MISTER GROWL'S REVIEW OF THE GREAT KAT'S "EXTREME GUITAR SHRED" DVD! "The Great Kat. 'Extreme Guitar Shred'. Should be watched rabidly by the fans that worship the Great Kat. Not only does she rain fiery words of degradation down on her servants, but she also dispatches her victims with blood slick on her face, fret-burning fingers, and cleavage. These are moments of pure heavy metal excess that, for a dedicated fan of the Great Kat, will be their raison d’etre. This is essential for the fans who say they worship their Classical-Shred Messiah." - Mister Frasier, Mister Growl

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 29, 2013 at 8:00 PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 160th BIRTHDAY VAN GOGH! (1853-1890) Born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. VINCENT VAN GOGH, tortured genius artist, famous for cutting off his own ear in a fit of mental derangement and painter of "Starry Night." Van Gogh only sold 1 painting in his lifetime, but today, every Van Gogh painting sells for millions of dollars each and are considered priceless collectibles.
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 26, 2013 at 3:54 PM NYC TIME

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 24, 2013 at 11:27 AM NYC TIME

HAPPY 139th BIRTHDAY HOUDINI! (1874-1926) Harry Houdini, was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. The Great Houdini was the legendary double-jointed magician who specialized in escaping from straitjackets, chains, handcuffs, ropes, trunks, jails, padlocked containers and milk cans underwater. He was a master of publicity stunts and famous for demystifying spiritualists and proving they were frauds. Houdini DIED on HALLOWEEN, in 1926!

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 22, 2013 at 1:52 PM NYC TIME

AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO NOW FEATURES THE GREAT KAT’S "EXTREME GUITAR SHRED"!
BUY OR RENT at http://www.amazon.com/Great-Kat-Extreme-Guitar-Shred/dp/B00BPXESC2/ref=sr_1_2?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1363793732&sr=1-2&keywords=The+Great+Kat

Amazon Instant Video Synopsis: "The Great Kat, the 'Top 10 Fastest Shredders of All Time,' (Guitar One Magazine)/Juilliard Grad Violin Virtuoso, announced today the ultimate guitar video, 'Extreme Guitar Shred.' The Great Kat dazzles audiences with finger-blistering guitar and violin virtuosity featuring 6 EXTREME GUITAR Music Videos and speed-defying guitar/violin shred versions of Classical Music Masterpieces. US Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 2012."
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 21, 2013 at 2:28 PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 328th BIRTHDAY J.S. BACH! (1685-1750) Born on March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. Johann Sebastian Bach is THE most brilliant BAROQUE COMPOSER in history. Bach wrote the genius unfinished masterpiece "ART OF FUGUE" in his last years, while SLOWLY GOING BLIND. Bach reportedly died mid-bar while writing the final fugue, having just composed a musical notation based on his name: B A C H.
The Great Kat SHREDS Bach on iTUNES! Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto #3" at https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/bachs-brandenburg-concerto-3/id368743861
The Great Kat METAL FUGUE: BACH'S "THE ART OF THE FUGUE" http://youtu.be/e2AvnOY8LbI BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3"-GREAT KAT SHREDS GUITAR & VIOLIN with GUITAR TAB & NOTATION http://youtu.be/9etszc4VjcQ The Great Kat Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3 http://youtu.be/ORK_OcMCxME BACH'S "BRANDENBURG CONCERTO #3" starring THE GREAT KAT SHREDDING 6 GUITARS!
http://youtu.be/-PdZ2oO8D5M
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 14, 2013 at 2:16 PM NYC TIME

MISTER GROWL'S INTERVIEW WITH THE GREAT KAT! "The Great Kat. The grand goddess of Classical/Shred. A metal icon: Blood, Beethoven, the absence of humility, and an undying crusade to SHRED." - Mister Frasier, Mister Growl

SPECIAL! PAGANINI'S "CAPRICE #24" GUITAR MUSIC HOT GREAT KAT PHOTO! PERSONALIZED Autographed HOT KAT 8x10 Glossy Color Photo! ONLY $14.99!
BUY at http://greatkat.com/store/page108.html

HAPPY 134th BIRTHDAY ALBERT EINSTEIN! (1879-1955) Born on March 14, 1879 in Germany. Physicist/Creator of the Theory of Relativity/E=mc2. "At a very distant date in the future, the average mind may surpass that of Galileo" -Einstein
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 11, 2013 at 12:00 PM NYC TIME

NME NAMES THE GREAT KAT "TOP 8 FEMALE ELECTRIC GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME"! "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." - NME


KURIER NAMES THE GREAT KAT "THE BEST ROCK FEMALE GUITARISTS"! "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." - Kurier



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HAPPY 195th BIRTHDAY ANTONIO BAZZINI! (1818-1897) Born in Brescia, Italy on March 11, 1818. BAZZINI was an Italian violinist, teacher and composer ("THE ROUND OF THE GOBLINS"). Bazzini was one of the most highly regarded artist of his time and influenced the great opera composer Puccini ("LA BOHEME") in his Grand Operas.
"HOT SHRED BITS"-GREAT KAT SHREDS BAZZINI'S "THE ROUND OF THE GOBLINS" on GUITAR & VIOLIN (From "Extreme Guitar Shred" DVD) http://youtu.be/f3ORZbZZcmw HEAR The Great Kat's SHRED/CLASSICAL version of Bazzini's "ROUND OF THE GOBLINS" (From "Rossini's Rape" CD) http://www.greatkat.com/54/compose/goblins.mp3
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 10, 2013 at 11:50 AM NYC TIME

THE GREAT KAT GUITAR GODDESS FEATURED IN DON411.com PERFORMING ARTS NEWS!

THE GREAT KAT - RESURRECTING VIOLIN AND GUITAR!

HAPPY 169th BIRTHDAY PABLO DE SARASATE! (1844-1908) Born on March 10, 1844 in Pamplona, Spain. Pablo de Sarasate was a virtuoso violinist and composer from Spain. His music was known for its fantastic and virtuosic technique, Spanish folk melodies, and fast tempos. Sarasate's Greatest Works: "Carmen Fantasy", "Zigeunerweisen" & "Zapateado".

HEAR The Great Kat's SHRED/CLASSICAL version of Sarasate's "CARMEN FANTASY" (From "Bloody Vivaldi" CD) http://www.greatkat.com/44/carmenfantasy.mp3 HEAR The Great Kat's SHRED/CLASSICAL version of Sarasate's "ZIGEUNERWEISEN" (From "Guitar Goddess" CD) http://www.greatkat.com/14/zigeunerweisen.mp3 HEAR The Great Kat's SHRED/CLASSICAL version of Sarasate's "ZAPATEADO" (From "Wagner's War" CD) http://www.greatkat.com/54/compose/zapateado.mp3 SARASATE’S “ZAPATEADO” Music Video from "Extreme Guitar Shred" DVD! http://youtu.be/5KgRFAksJb8 SARASATE'S "ZAPATEADO" with GUITAR TABLATURE & MUSIC NOTATION! http://youtu.be/N7hhwhrFgAM
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 6, 2013 at 7:05 PM NYC TIME

MISTER GROWL'S REVIEW OF THE GREAT KAT'S "BEETHOVEN SHREDS" CD! "The Great Kat - Beethoven Shreds. She has the technical chops to outduel any bloodthirsty immortal wielding a six-string. A flash of her finger calluses must make her must love-struck fans faint. The highlight of the album, 'Paganini’s Caprice #24,' offers the most diverse display of skill. She commands each tempo shift with precision and blistering intensity, burning the strings to ash on both her violin and guitar. It’s an astounding achievement that absolutely needs to be shared. The Great Kat takes familiar songs and beats them with chains, spits acid on them, and injects them with hellfire." - By Mister Frasier, Mister Growl
HAPPY 169th BIRTHDAY NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV! (1844-1908) born in Tikhvin, Russia on March 6, 1844 . RIMSKY-KORSAKOV was a brilliant RUSSIAN COMPOSER/NATIONALIST, Naval Officer, and composer of the famous "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" from "The Tale Of Tsar Saltan"!
The Great Kat's Rimsky-Korsakov's "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE" MUSIC VIDEO! from "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD!
Great Kat's "KAT KARTOON" ("THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE") from "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD!

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com March 4, 2013 at 9:52 AM PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 335th BIRTHDAY ANTONIO VIVALDI! (1678-1741) born on March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy. ANTONIO VIVALDI, Baroque Classical Composer famous for composing the hugely popular "I Quattro Stagioni" ("The Four Seasons") was known as the "RED PRIEST" because of his red hair. Vivaldi died penniless and was buried in a pauper's grave.
VIVALDI composed "THE FOUR SEASONS" in 1723 and NOW The Great Kat SHREDS "THE FOUR SEASONS"!! (From "Bloody Vivaldi" CD)
The Great Kat SHREDS VIVALDI'S "THE FOUR SEASONS" MUSIC VIDEO!! The Great Kat Guitar Goddess SHREDS VIVALDI on Guitar AND Violin! NEW Music Video at http://youtu.be/R_hn7HKHbDs & https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/vivaldis-the-four-seasons/id573040803
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Feb. 27, 2013 at 1:52 PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 221st BIRTHDAY GIOACCHINO ROSSINI! (1792-1868) Born on Feb. 29, 1792 in Pesaro, Italy ("LEAP YEAR"!). GIOACCHINO ROSSINI, genius Comic Opera Composer, suffered from a malady known as "neurasthenia"-a mental disorder with psychosomatic symptoms, but he STILL composed some of the most entertaining and popular operas ever heard: "The Barber of Seville", "William Tell", "La Cerentola"! Rossini was VERY superstitious and DIED on Friday the 13th, 1868!

ROSSINI composed "WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE" in 1829 and NOW The Great Kat SHREDS "WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE"!! (Music from "Rossini's Rape" CD)
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Feb. 21, 2013 at 1:23 PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 281st BIRTHDAY GEORGE WASHINGTON! (1732-1799) Born on Feb. 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. GEORGE WASHINGTON, the FIRST PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army in the AMERICAN REVOLUTION, President of the Convention that WROTE THE U.S. CONSTITUTION and "FATHER OF THE COUNTRY"!
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Feb. 14, 2013 at 12:12 PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 449TH BIRTHDAY GALILEO! (1564-1642). Born on Feb 15, 1564 in Pisa Italy. GALILEO GALILEI was one of the world's greatest scientific pioneers. He was an inventor, astronomer and a REBEL, who angered the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH by claiming the Earth is NOT the central point of the universe, which the Church claimed it was.

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Feb. 6, 2013 at 2:33 PM NYC TIME

THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL'S ALUMNI NEWS FEATURES THE GREAT KAT! "In October, Katherine Thomas, a.k.a. the Great Kat (Pre-College; Diploma, violin) released her music video of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on iTunes." - The Juilliard School's Alumni News

NEW ON YOUTUBE & ITUNES!! VIVALDI'S "THE FOUR SEASONS" MUSIC VIDEO –
The Great Kat Guitar Goddess SHREDS VIVALDI on Guitar AND Violin! NEW Music Video at http://youtu.be/R_hn7HKHbDs & https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/vivaldis-the-four-seasons/id573040803

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Feb. 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM NYC TIME

FAREWELL MAYOR ED KOCH (1924-2013), GENIUS NYC MAYOR! Letter from NYC Mayor Ed Koch to Katherine Thomas, (The Great Kat) who performed for the Mayor at Gracie Mansion as a Prodigy Violin Soloist! "Dear Katherine: My guests and I enjoyed your performance at Gracie Mansion last evening. Thank you for sharing your time with us and contributing your considerable talent to this most pleasant occasion. All the best. Sincerely, Edward I. Koch MAYOR"
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Feb. 1, 2013 at 12:49 PM NYC TIME

THANK YOU MAYOR ED KOCH (1924-2013), GENIUS NYC MAYOR FOR HELPING NY CITY!
Letter from NYC Mayor Ed Koch to Katherine Thomas, (The Great Kat) who performed for the Mayor at Gracie Mansion as a Prodigy Violin Soloist!
"Dear Katherine: My guests and I enjoyed your performance at Gracie Mansion last evening. Thank you for sharing your time with us and contributing your considerable talent to this most pleasant occasion. All the best. Sincerely, Edward I. Koch MAYOR"

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Thurs. Jan. 31, 2013 at 5:17 PM NYC TIME

NEW ON YOUTUBE!! VIVALDI'S "THE FOUR SEASONS" MUSIC VIDEO – The Great Kat Guitar Goddess SHREDS VIVALDI on NEW Music Video at http://youtu.be/R_hn7HKHbDs


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KICK*ASS Metal Names The Great Kat's "Beethoven on Speed" CD "Album of the Year and Century." "The Great Kat…peerless. Beethoven on Speed !…timeless. i worship total metal at the altar of the Great Kat!!!" Ron Mabe * KICK*ASS Metal
KICK*ASS Metal Names The Great Kat's "Worship Me Or Die!" "Album of the Year." "Aspiring Guitar heros of the future. The Great Kat is so World Class across the spectrum of time. She is a metal hero, of all*time. The Great Kat is THE guitarist for all future shredders and ragers to top." Ron Mabe * KICK*ASS Metal
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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Sun. Jan. 27, 2013 at 2:32 PM NYC TIME

HAPPY 257th BIRTHDAY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART! (1756-1791) Born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Mozart, one of the greatest composers of all time, was the first real child "prodigy", a contrapuntal genius, extreme virtuoso and composed the masterpieces "The Magic Flute" and "The Marriage of Figaro" Operas, "Jupiter", "Haffner" and "Prague" Symphonies. He died when he was only 35 years old, after being commissioned to compose a Requiem Mass (music for the dead) from a mysterious stranger, which Mozart misinterpreted as a pronouncement of his own death.
COMING SOON!! The Great Kat Shreds MOZART'S "THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO OVERTURE"!!

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Posted By The Great Kat HOT Goddess of Metal greatkat@greatkat.com Thurs. Jan. 24, 2013 at 12:41 PM NYC TIME

"The Great Kat. 'Beethoven Shreds'. 110 out of 100 points FULL SCORE for KILLER METAL !!!!! The Great Kat has been a heavy metal legend and a true metal hero…and the worlds greatest shredding metal thrashing guitarist." -Ron Mabe, KICK*ASS METAL