Worship Me or Die! (1987) is the debut studio album by American heavy metal guitarist The Great Kat.

Personnel

Band members

*The Great Kat - guitars, vocals, violin

*Tom Von Doom - bass

*Adam Killa - drums

Category:1987 albums

Category:debut albums

Artist/Band Information

The Great Kat is the stage name of Katherine Thomas (born 1966 in Swindon), an English-born, New York-raised, musician best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music. Most feature her using the electric guitar, but some have her on 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.

Guitar One magazine listed her as one of the "Top Shredders of All Time", Greatkat.com http and many media reviews of her work have praised the speed and clarity of her playing. Her classical background, technical skills and self-promotion are sometimes compared to Yngwie Malmsteen. In an interview in metallian.com she claimed to be the reincarnation of Beethoven.

Kat's public persona, as portrayed in her publicity photos and videos, is mainly that of a dominatrix, albeit in a somewhat over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek manner.

On January 12th 2011, Gary Dell'Abate, producer of the Howard Stern Radio Show revealed that "The Great Kat" was the victim of one of Sal the Stockbroker and Richard Christy's greatest unaired phony phone calls. Ms. Thomas has never allowed broadcast of the call, although Dell'Abate has approached her repeatedly for clearance.

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

References