The Great Kat
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Katherine Thomas (born June 6, 1966), best known by her stage name The Great Kat, is an American guitarist and singer best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music.Template:Citation needed Most feature her using the electric guitar, but on some she uses the violin. Thomas is a classically trained violinist, graduating from the Juilliard School and touring for a time playing conventional classical music before crossing over to metal. Template:Cn
Her classical background, technical skills and self-promotion are sometimes compared to Yngwie Malmsteen Template:According to whom . In an interview in metallian.com she claimed to be the reincarnation of Beethoven. Template:Cn
Her public persona, as portrayed in her publicity photos and videos, is mainly compared to that of a dominatrix, albeit in an over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek manner. Template:According to whom
In 1990, Swiss black metal band Mordor recorded for their first demo tape "Odes" a tribute song for Thomas, titled "The Great Kat Is God".Template:Citation needed
Discography
- 1986 – Satan Says (demo)
- 1987 – Worship Me or Die!
- 1990 – Beethoven on Speed
- 1996 – Digital Beethoven on Cyberspeed (EP)
- 1997 – Guitar Goddess (EP)
- 1998 – Bloody Vivaldi (EP)
- 2000 – Rossini's Rape (EP)
- 2002 – Wagner's War (EP)
- 2005 – Extreme Guitar Shred (DVD)
- 2008 – Total Insanity (compilation)
- 2021 – Mozart Beethoven Bach and Shred (EP)
- 2021 – Beethoven, Beethoven and the Reincarnation of Beethoven (EP)
- 2022 – Ludwig Van Shred
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- Living people
- American women heavy metal singers
- American heavy metal singers
- American heavy metal guitarists
- Juilliard School alumni
- 1966 births
- American lead guitarists
- English emigrants to the United States
- Musicians from Swindon
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American violinists
- 20th-century American women guitarists
- 21st-century American women