The System Has Failed
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The System Has Failed is a 2004 thrash metal album by Megadeth that marked the band’s return after Dave Mustaine’s arm injury and is often seen as a creative resurgence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The System Has Failed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6022759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The System Has Failed Context triple: [Megadeth, notableWork, The System Has Failed]
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A.
The Tyranny of Controls
"The Tyranny of Controls" is a chapter from Milton and Rose Friedman's book *Free to Choose* that critiques government regulations and economic controls as harmful constraints on individual freedom and market efficiency.
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B.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
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C.
Broken Government
"Broken Government" is a political analysis book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the expansion of presidential power and the erosion of constitutional checks and balances in modern American governance.
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D.
The Stalled Society
The Stalled Society is a sociological work by Michel Crozier analyzing the structural and cultural causes of institutional paralysis and resistance to change in modern societies, particularly France.
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E.
Without Fail
"Without Fail" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, centered on Reacher's efforts to thwart an assassination attempt on the Vice President–elect of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The System Has Failed Target entity description: The System Has Failed is a 2004 thrash metal album by Megadeth that marked the band’s return after Dave Mustaine’s arm injury and is often seen as a creative resurgence.
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A.
The Tyranny of Controls
"The Tyranny of Controls" is a chapter from Milton and Rose Friedman's book *Free to Choose* that critiques government regulations and economic controls as harmful constraints on individual freedom and market efficiency.
-
B.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
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C.
Broken Government
"Broken Government" is a political analysis book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the expansion of presidential power and the erosion of constitutional checks and balances in modern American governance.
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D.
The Stalled Society
The Stalled Society is a sociological work by Michel Crozier analyzing the structural and cultural causes of institutional paralysis and resistance to change in modern societies, particularly France.
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E.
Without Fail
"Without Fail" is a thriller novel in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, centered on Reacher's efforts to thwart an assassination attempt on the Vice President–elect of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
studio album
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thrash metal album ⓘ |
| artist | Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | charted on the Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| containsLyricalTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
politics ⓘ war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creditedTo | Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| describedAs | creative resurgence for Megadeth ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Chris Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Sloas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinnie Colaiuta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | United Abominations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The World Needs a Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
ⓘ
thrash metal ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing | Vic Rattlehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Back in the Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blackmail the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Dead Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ Kick the Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ My Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Mice and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow of Deth NERFINISHED ⓘ Something That I’m Not NERFINISHED ⓘ Tears in a Vial NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scorpion NERFINISHED ⓘ Truth Be Told NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadSingle | Die Dead Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Dave Mustaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marksEvent | return of Megadeth after Dave Mustaine’s arm injury ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Blackmail the Universe
NERFINISHED
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Die Dead Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ Kick the Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Megadeth discography ⓘ |
| performer | Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | The World Needs a Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySongwriter | Dave Mustaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dave Mustaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded |
2003
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2004 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2004-09-14 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The System Has Failed Description of subject: The System Has Failed is a 2004 thrash metal album by Megadeth that marked the band’s return after Dave Mustaine’s arm injury and is often seen as a creative resurgence.
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