What is The System Has Failed?
{{Infobox album | name = The System Has Failed | type = Studio | artist = [[Megadeth]] | alt = | released = {{Start date|2004|9|14}} | recorded = 2003 - 2004 | genre = {{hlist|[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]|[[thrash metal]]}} | length = {{Duration|m=48|s=24}} | label = [[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]] | producer = {{hlist|[[Dave Mustaine]]|Jeff Balding|}} | prev_title = [[The World Needs a Hero]] | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = [[United Abominations]] | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{Singles | name = | type = studio | single1 = Die Dead Enough | single1date = June 26, 2004 | single2 = [[Of Mice and Men (song)|Of Mice and Men]] | single2date = 2004 | single3 = The Scorpion | single3date = May 10, 2005 }} }} '''''The System Has Failed''''' is the tenth studio [[album]] by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Megadeth]]. It was released on September 14, 2004 by [[Sanctuary Records]]. It was the band's first album after frontman [[Dave Mustaine]]'s arm injury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dave Mustaine: How I Recovered From My Hand Injury After Doctors Told Me I'd Never Play Guitar Again|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave_mustaine_how_i_recovered_from_my_hand_injury_after_doctors_told_me_id_never_play_guitar_again.html|access-date=2022-09-29|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com|language=en}}</ref> It is also the first Megadeth album to not have bassist [[David Ellefson]] playing on it. Critics liked ''The System Has Failed'',<ref>{{Citation|title=Megadeth - The System Has Failed Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-system-has-failed-mw0000332427|language=en|access-date=2022-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=BraveWords|title=MEGADETH - The System Has Failed|url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/megadeth-the-system-has-failed|access-date=2022-09-29|website=bravewords.com|language=en}}</ref> and it came out at number 18 on the [[Billboard charts|''B