---
title: "The Great Kat"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-great-kat"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1966
---

# The Great Kat

**The Great Kat** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1966 to present.

Katherine Thomas, 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. 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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Kat

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Great Kat |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Swindon, United States |
| Formed | 1966 |
| Releases in catalog | 18 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Neoclassical Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/neoclassical-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | [Worship Me or Die!](https://themetalnet.com/album/b324dc11-de02-35c1-a82e-0c83448d6c97) | Album |
| 1990 | [Beethoven on Speed](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b9cbad2-857b-3b23-b7ce-6d6cc4015803) | Album |
| 1996 | [Digital Beethoven on Cyberspeed](https://themetalnet.com/album/5394fc07-8847-39f5-ae41-8a561e22c7da) | EP |
| 1996 | [Guitar Goddess](https://themetalnet.com/album/a34957c7-96bc-3376-888a-b694b1e661fd) | EP |
| 1998 | [Bloody Vivaldi](https://themetalnet.com/album/062e0772-e0bc-3f46-a399-778421bfb5d2) | EP |
| 2000 | [Rossini’s Rape](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c2c51e9-e536-3d6b-a272-2ae7554ace48) | EP |
| 2002 | [Wagner’s War](https://themetalnet.com/album/226f4d27-b618-3ecf-9b71-49b7941d9ad1) | Album |
| 2021 | [Bach, Chopin and Shredtastic](https://themetalnet.com/album/46ca0669-2e02-451d-a2d9-54e9000c0a62) | EP |
| 2021 | [Beethoven, Beethoven and the Reincarnation of Beethoven](https://themetalnet.com/album/cc060e7f-67aa-4758-87cf-3f1f22f9eeee) | EP |
| 2021 | [Extreme Guitar Shred](https://themetalnet.com/album/61828f3d-ebdf-4708-a2ea-97148fc8d449) | EP |
| 2021 | [Goddess, Dominatrix and Shredtacular](https://themetalnet.com/album/00c4039f-f46a-4df4-b86b-3f12c54b07bc) | EP |
| 2021 | [Katherine Thomas Violin Virtuoso](https://themetalnet.com/album/843afedc-66bd-4d52-b3aa-b2bf1ef667ad) | EP |
| 2021 | [Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and Shred](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa6d7c5a-c75a-401d-bd4a-ecf0f32d79c5) | EP |
| 2021 | [Offenbach, Bach, Rossini and Shredissimo](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ee01450-85d5-4a19-90b3-e15da41200a4) | EP |
| 2021 | [Rossini, Beethoven, Paganini and Shredfest](https://themetalnet.com/album/0322cbcd-d982-4517-a530-81521ae2f581) | EP |
| 2021 | [Shredderrific ShredDiva Shreds](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d0ce229-272c-4564-9350-f3302ee464c1) | EP |
| 2021 | [Wagner, Goddess, Chopin and Shredderrific](https://themetalnet.com/album/63be8c0b-af5e-4aaf-8bef-461752ed260d) | EP |
| 2024 | [Metal Mashups](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d022961-8c7a-4f1b-ae88-ab6e68efb5f5) | Album |

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- [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together)
- [DragonForce](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragonforce) (listened together)
- [Serj Tankian](https://themetalnet.com/band/serj-tankian) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Great_Kat/65304
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YDaaWoQRwk2CPzsX8pXzt
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6800607
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherinegreatkatbeethoven
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq8zd8n-psSOvCDuv2V3lw

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-great-kat](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-great-kat). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt