The System Has Failed

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Additional Liner Notes

Recorded at Oceanway and Emerald Entertainment, Nashville, Tenn., and additional recording at Phase Four Studios, Tempe, AZ
Mixed at Entertainment, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering & DVD, Portland, Maine

Production coordination by Mike "Frog" Griffith

Design: t42design

Personal Management: Benchmark Entertainment, 8721 Sunset Blvd., Penthouse 1, Los Angeles, CA 900069
Business Management: Gary Haber, Ron Remis, & Patty Wicker for Haber Corporation, 16830 Ventura Blvd. Suite 500, Encino, CA 91436

Annotation last modified on 2010-09-24 12:47 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Blackmail the Universe
additional recording engineer:
David Bryant (US recording engineer), Jed Hackett and John Saylor (engineer)
recording engineer and producer:
Jeff Balding and Dave Mustaine
assistant mixer:
Jesse Amend, David Bryant (US recording engineer), Lance Dean, Jed Hackett, Ralph Patlan and Scott Kid
mixer:
Jeff Balding
editor:
Jed Hackett and Mark Hagen
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
additional percussion:
Eric Darken
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
additional vocals:
Celeste Amber Montague, Darien Bennett and Ralph Patlan
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
additionally recorded at:
Phase Four Studios in Tempe, Arizona, United States
recorded at:
Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Emerald Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Blackmail the Universe
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
34:33
2Die Dead Enough
additional keyboard:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Eric Darken
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
additional vocals:
Lance Dean, Ralph Patlan and Robert Venable
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Die Dead Enough
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.354:19
3Kick the Chair
producer:
Jeff Balding and Dave Mustaine
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Kick the Chair
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.43:58
4The Scorpion
additional keyboard:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
additional strings:
Jonathan Yudkin
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
The Scorpion
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
2.656:00
5Tears in a Vial
additional keyboard:
Charles Judge (American guitarist, pianist, arranger and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Eric Darken
additional strings:
Jonathan Yudkin
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Tears in a Vial
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.55:22
6I Know Jack
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
I Know Jack
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
2.750:40
7Back in the Day
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
additional percussion:
Eric Darken
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
additional vocals:
Lance Dean, Ralph Patlan and Robert Venable
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Back in the Day
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.43:28
8Something That I’m Not
additional banjo:
Jonathan Yudkin
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Justis Mustaine and Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Something That I'm Not
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
2.355:07
9Truth Be Told
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
additional percussion:
Eric Darken
additional strings:
Jonathan Yudkin
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
additional vocals:
Lance Dean, Scott Harrison (editor) and Robert Venable
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Truth Be Told
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.155:40
10Of Mice and Men
producer:
Jeff Balding and Dave Mustaine
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
additional percussion:
Eric Darken
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Of Mice and Men
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
3.354:05
11Shadow of Deth
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
Shadow of Deth
22:15
12My Kingdom
additional keyboard:
Tim Akers
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
electric guitar:
Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland
additional background vocals:
Chris Rodriguez (Contemporary Christian singer)
lead vocals:
Dave Mustaine
recording of:
My Kingdom
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mustaine
2.53:04