The System Has failed is 11 years old today and I still consider it a newer album.

Weird how age alters your perception of time. Great album though.

Yeah. And I still go around defending it.

It seems to be more accepted now then when it first came out.

It's one of the best thrash comebacks ever.

I still find it kind of amazing that Poland agreed to work with Mustaine again, especially considering the song "Liar" was written about him and Mustaine used to dedicate that song to Poland in concerts. Probably smart that it was a contractual appearance and that Poland appeared as a studio musician instead of actually rejoining the band.

Yep, just a paycheck is all.

Poland can't rejoin the band because he has short hair.

Great album and a massive comeback.
I practically did a happy dance at the record-store listening station (remember those?) when I heard "Blackmail the Universe" ... I immediately grabbed a CD and ran to the register with it. It went on to rule my life for several months afterward. Yup, I kinda sorta liked it. Haha

I love this album. Aside from a bit of filler tracks towards the end, I'm not sure why people dislike it. The energy is incredible.

Great album and a killer comeback.

Anything from the year 2000 and later I consider "new". Even 90s isn't old yet. 80s, now that's already old.

I don't know, I guess in 2020 I'll raise the bar to 2010 when all those noughties albums don't feel that new anymore.

Maybe. My kids talk about how old stuff from 2005 is so......

The term "old" consistently changes meaning throughout your life.

I feel the same way about United Abominations. Anyway The System has Failed was a good return to form.

Great album!

I like it, it's got some killer tunes: Kick the Chair, The Scorpion, Blackmail the Universe. And I love how Psalm 23 goes into My Kingdom. This one should be posted in Uncle Sax's "forgot how damn good it was" thread.

I had gotten into 'Deth via the remix/reissues of the old catalog and then this album dropped and it was tremendous. Risk and The World Needs a Hero were no great shakes, so there wasn't much expectation that a contemporary Megadeth album was going to really do anything for me, but this was a very true return to form. Weird to think that was 11 years ago now...

I have a funny story regarding this album. I don't remember much of my metal purchases from 1999-2005. I can't say that I wasn't listening to metal, but then again, I couldn't really tell you what I was listening to. I was reading more and it was also a period where school was back in my life (after a seven year hiatus), so it was work, school, watching sports, and who knows what else? When I was doing my student teaching in the spring semester of 2005 (west side of Indianapolis), I struck up a conversation with an Hispanic student, who had a Megadeth shirt on. Every once in a while, before class started, we would delve into a Megadeth discussion. He was talking about their new album "The System Has Failed", which I hadn't gotten, because I was dead broke! The very next day, he brought in a burned copy of the C.D. That's something which always stayed with me, and I have the copy still. It was one of those cool connections with a student.

I don't remember when I first sat down and listened to that burned copy, as I literally had no free time those first four months of 2005. I shuffled between teaching and working a retail job full time (which I wasn't supposed to be doing). What I can tell you is, it was the first Megadeth record since "Cryptic Writings" that I enjoyed, and it hearkened back to those earlier years of the band. It wasn't my favorite lineup of the band, but to this day, I still consider it one of their better albums.


Great songs: Tears In a Vial ~ Blackmail The Universe
Really good songs: Truth Be Told ~ My Kingdom
Good songs: Die Dead Enough ~ Kick the Chair
Average songs: Back In the Day

It's an excellent album. After Risk, The World Needs A Hero was a welcome return for the band albeit a not quite there release. The System Has Failed is leaps and bounds better. I don't think there's really a weak tune on it.

This, along with united abominations, rank very high in deth's discography.

frequent players.

It was the album that sparked my love for Megadeth I still think its a great album

Great comeback

Been a long time since I've listened to this album, but I might today. I do remember liking it on release. My brother had it (I think I have it to him for his birthday that year), but I've never owned it.

I heard it today on my way back home from work.

Back in the day is my favorite track from this album.

Back In The Day is the weakest song imo but I still like it.