I had no idea I had missed listening to my old goth metal mp3s that much. I guess Sins of Thy Beloved aged well, and the string solos are still pretty awesome. It does help that my soundbox is loads better than it used to be back when I listened to it all the time... the growly parts are actually intelligible!

Amusingly enough I've always assumed the solos were violin, but I now realize I have no confirmation it's the case. :x

I still think some selections from SoTB and early Theatre of Tragedy would make a pretty darn sweet soundtrack for Violinist of Hameln. XDD