- heavy metal, british metal, metal
- 37 min
- 10 tracks
- Columbia
Point of Entry is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 27 February 1981 by Columbia Records. Following the commercial success of their previous album British Steel (1980), Priest pursued a more radio-friendly direction on Point of Entry.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Heading Out to the Highway3:46
- A2Don’t Go3:17
- A3Hot Rockin’3:15
- A4Turning Circles3:39
- A5Desert Plains4:31
- B1Solar Angels4:02
- B2You Say Yes3:25
- B3All the Way3:38
- B4Troubleshooter3:57
- B5On the Run3:42
10 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Judas Priest
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1981
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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