Does that chord have a name? Now that I look at it, it looks like C# Standard, but with the D string not adjusted at all, and a low G# thrown on top.
Probably just “inverted power chord” lol. Chord inversions are where you take a note other than the root of the chord and make that the lowest note - e.g. a first inversion C Major would be E C G instead of C E G. Since power chords only have a root and 5th, the only option for an inversion is putting the 5th underneath the root
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They could go with lower tunings, but I think Kaoru needs to let go of that old Road King Dual Recto and upgrade to something that isn’t so muddy, but then that begs the question-
Arche had an amazing, clear-ish sound without being too muddy. What the fuck happened since TIW to make their guitar tracking sound like doodoo wrapped in tinfoil
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Someone plugged a cable in wrongly. It sounded super muddy and they were like: 
That’s it! Our sound!
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Now that you brought it up, does anyone know what gear they’re using lately?
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Dunno how up to date/accurate it is but
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When is the DeG production topic ever going to end??? 
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Probably when they release something that doesn’t sound like drowning mud
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But i like the sound of drowning mud!
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At this point we need Kaoru to make an account and answer all of our questions.
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kaouru AMA when?
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Please understand, this production sound was necessary in conveying the unique worldview of pain in human existence through DIR EN GREY’s music.
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They’re in sludge metal territory now which means sweet delicious mud. They actually put AI John Wayne Gacy in TDIM music video to ritualistically channel the spirit of Acid Bath lol
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I hope it doesn’t, ngl i’ve learned a lot over the years bc of this forum; it’s one of the only places where i hear technical shit talked about citing artists/sounds i’m interested in!
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The thing is though it’s just not sludgy enough to be real sludge. Not since Tsumi to batsu remake anyways. It’s more like juice with a teaspoon of gravy mixed in.
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Dir en gravy you say?
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I would love if they explored the Tsumi to Batsu remake and Warsaw no Gensou sound more
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“We are Diru en Gureibi. And our next song is The Gravy In Me. Thanksgiving fans eat your heart out.”
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Lol gravy. I think they’re going deeper into sludge territory, the first minute fifteen of TDIM is sludge with cleaner production than true sludge. But yeah they’re not what I would call a sludge band or anything.
I personally prefer they do their own thing and take from genres rather than go whole hog in the mud. I think hearing different elements infused into the sound they’ve always had is cool. They’re the prog doom sludge metal of my dreams, but I can see why it’s not palatable to everyone.
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You’re right, they’ve never done a hard commit persay to any one genre. And it’s what keeps them interesting. I don’t actually expect them to go full sludge or anything. My reply was mostly in playful jest!