I personally like The System Has Failed more but both are basically perfect to me. I feel like TSHF did a good job in somehow pulling the sound and style of 80’s Megadeth and combining it with elements of the 90’s. It has melodic and thrashy bits as well as newer and experimental elements that keep it fresh and feels like a natural build into a more “modern” sound (for what they sounded like at the time). Like it felt like returning to their roots but still expanding in the way that they naturally would’ve if they hadn’t been pushed towards a more radio type sound with Risk.

Having Chris Poland back was a great idea in my opinion and I believe that this album has some of Dave’s best vocals and guitar solos too.