"'Beethoven's Fifth' and 'Paganini's Caprice #24' get a boost of amphetamines, going by in a blur of notes that's over nearly as soon as it starts. Shredder acrobatics and shocking stage show. The Great Kat's place as one of the top 10 fastest guitar-shredders in the world is definitely secure! I can highly recommend these to all fans of hers. Hear some classics played at speeds you can scarcely imagine while have your senses shaken in every conceivable way." - Nolan B. Canova, Nolan's Pop Culture Review

 

"The Great Kat should be feared because her hyper-blasting, neo-classical, whirlwind guitar playing is so precise and intense. This woman really is a better guitarist than most men ever were. Beethoven’s Guitar Shred DVD is a portable clinic of seemingly inhuman guitar antics.  Dominating torture, blood, fire, anti-terrorist sentiments – all wrapped in an oddly tasteful, hyper-classical visual feast." - Mark Morton, Heavy Metal Examiner

 

"Move over, Jamie Foxx. The Soloist's insanely genius Juilliard apprentice is up against some formidable competition, and she's female. The Great Kat is basically showing the male competition how it's done, better and faster.  Her raging, fast forward in real time Beethoven's Guitar Shred is like nothing that has come before. A mix 'n match medley of Beethoven, Bach, Abu Ghraib and Islamic insurgency.  A classical/metal lovers everywhere wakeup call, these mini-musicals for guitar, violin and machete could very well blow your mind." - Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze

 

"Another great DVD issued by the Great Kat. She looks great, she plays harder, as always the Great Kat is above the rest. Paganini done by the Great Kat is how it should be done." - Jason Saulnier, Host, Good Time Metal Oldies Radio Show

 

"More female chauvinist than feminist, Kat is best described as a 21st century Janis Joplin who breaks out of the conventionally assigned gender role limitations of acceptable female behavior, creatively and otherwise, to give the historically male dominated music scene a woman's energy and edge." - Prairie Miller, Critical Women On Film Journal - The Women Film Critics Circle

 

"THE GREAT KAT is well-known as the virtuoso of guitar and the violin as well as as the original interpreter of works of classic music: Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Mozart, Paganini and others. The artist is the champion of shredding. The works are played with improbable speed - these are the very quick, mad and furious compositions full of solos as well as brutal screams." - Gnom, Metal Centre Webzine

 

"The original Queen of scream and metal shred returns with a collections of videos on one powerful DVD of intense metals that only THE GREAT KAT can deliver." - Billy Whitfield, Toxic Flyer Zine

 

"Watching, and more so listening to, Beethoven’s Guitar Shred is like the visual/audio equivalent of snorting a few lines of coke, drinking five cups of coffee, and pounding a bunch of energy drinks. The Great Kat is known as one of the fastest shredders of all time. I’ve always been a fan of Kat’s interpretation of classical music (the coupling of shred guitar, violins, etc. are phenomenal)." - Bryer Wharton, Slug Magazine

 

"BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD RATES 10 OUT OF 10 in FROSTER ONLINE UKRAINIAN METAL PORTAL!

 

"The Great Kat is famous for her thrash metal interpretations of well known pieces of classical music. Although she is an accomplished violinist, this concentrates on her virtuoso use of the electric guitar.  Kat gets through a number of well known pieces at breakneck speed." - David Burbidge, Movie Central.TV

 

"Very exact instrumental interpretations and always at full speed." - Eloy Teixido, Won E'mer Webzine

 

"'Beethoven's Guitar Shred' is ultrafast. 'The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee' rules. It runs at the speed of light and beyond." - Psychotron, Stereo Invaders

 

"She possesses a prodigious talent, a virtuosic precision that allows her to play classical transcriptions on her guitar at upwards of 300 beats per minute.  The Great Kat is one of those outsize performing personas as well as a masterful musician." - Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Read Entire Review Now!

 

"The Great Kat’s guitar playing is ridiculously fast. Kat Thomas' tears in to The Flight Of the Bumble Bee with accuracy and speed. Her shred rendition of Paganini’s Caprice #24 is also at a mind-blowing speed. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is nimble, precise and fast. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto ends the classical shred on this DVD with a bang and really leaves you wanting more." - Scott, Metal Martyr

 

"The Great Kat plays at lightening speed that it’s impossible to see her fingers moving up and down the fret. Layers upon layers of intricate fast guitar playing that will make grown men and women sell their guitars. The Great Kat is a musical enigma bringing together what some might consider God’s soundtrack and the Devil’s music in a raging war. Great stuff." - Jim Ody, RoomThirteen Magazine

"The Great Kat takes guitar playing, classical music, and performance wow-ness to a whole new level. She's outrageous, dangerous, and ferocious -- she's The Great Kat - and if you haven't heard her play yet, after you ingest this DVD you'll never be the same." - Melanie 'Sass' Falina, UnRated Magazine

 

"FASTER, PUSSYKAT! KILL! KILL!" "The Great Kat is tearing the masters a fresh one on her new DVD, Beethoven's Guitar Shred.  'Flight of the Bumblebee,' in the hands of the Great Kat, becomes a teeth-gnashing, sphincter-seizing assault. The chick diddles the fret board like her digits are nothing less than an industrial machine." - Jeanne F., Decibel Magazine

 

"Her ability to dazzle you with her speed and skill are not to be missed. The classical music selections highlight not only her shred virtuosity on the guitar, but violin as well. Witness her lightning speed and blinding virtuosity. While she is indeed quick and nimble on the strings, she plays with a clarity and exactness that belies her swiftness." - Michael E. Carver, Michael's Movie Mayhem

 

"The sheer virtuosity of the woman is nothing short of flabbergasting. She goes from guitar to violin with ease, working with precision and speed. I liked very much her rendition of Bach's 3rd Brandenburg concerto. I have heard other versions including the famous Switched On Bach version from Wendy Carlos and Kat's version deserves a place in the list of famous interpretations of this masterpiece." - Jerry Fielden, MetalAngels Productions

 

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The Great Kat Interview on THE POINT RADIO at COMIC CON NY 2009!! HEAR Kat Interview Now!

"The Great Kat, producer of a DVD with Classical Music done as guitar riffs." -Mike Raub, The Point Radio.