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| | Static Multimedia - Megadeth - The System Has Failed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Although The System Has Failed is hardly an official "band" effort, and more of a solo project by Mustaine, each track is loaded with various session musicians and guest artists, it still retains the classic Megadeth sound, sounding more energized than the weak, watered-down Megadeth of the last decade, either. |
 | | Mustaine has always written from an autobiographical perspective as well, highlighted here by the refreshingly honest "Of Mice and Men." Even the album's sillier, more commercial-friendly moments, most notably "The Scorpion" and "Die Dead Enough," are successful, the former nestling into a weird little groove, and the latter containing a likeable hook in the chorus. |
 | | The System Has Failed comes off as catering to the older, thirty-something metal crowd, and while it may feel old-fashioned to younger listeners, those who grew up with Megadeth during the 1980s will enjoy it thoroughly. |
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