Album · 1981
Point of Entry
by Judas Priest
Point of Entry is a 1981 heavy metal album by Judas Priest. It runs 10 tracks across 37 minutes on Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 9 ratings.
Heavy Metal · Metal · Rock
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- 37 min
- Runtime
- 129 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
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The Point of Entry cover was designed by Roslav Szaybo.
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- Roslav Szaybo
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10 tracks · 37 min
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Point of Entry is the seventh album from the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released on 26 February 1981. In 1980 Judas Priest garnered some airplay with "Breaking the Law" and "Living After Midnight" from their album British Steel. As a result the band pursued a more radio friendly direction on Point of Entry. In the booklet of the Remastered CD, the band states: "Recorded on the island of Ibiza with multiple distractions, glorious sunshine, and extremely low cost alcohol, this album was regarded with mixed feelings because it was different from what people expected. The album was nearly all spontaneously written and performed in Ibiza - it was an experiment in the sense that before this we had already written the majority of the songs before going into the studio."
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Three singles were released from the album: "Heading Out to the Highway", "Don't Go" and "Hot Rockin' ", all of which had accompanying music videos. The song "Heading Out to the Highway" has been a staple in live shows since its release, and "Hot Rockin' " is still performed today. On the 2005 "Re-united" tour they also played "Solar Angels"; on rare occasions: on the World Wide Blitz Tour of 1981 (supporting Point of Entry), this was the opening song on every show. The album was remastered in 2001, with two bonus tracks added, a live version of "Desert Plains" and "Thunder Road", a track from the Ram It Down sessions. The US cover differed from the rest of the world, this being repeated with the remaster. The US artwork featured computer printer paper to simulate the line in the middle of the road, and white cardboard boxes on the back. The artwork also saw the introduction of the 3D Judas Priest logo, which would be used up to Turbo.
In brief
- Is Point of Entry good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Point of Entry 4.0/5 from 9 ratings.
- When was Point of Entry released?
- Point of Entry was released in 1981 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on Point of Entry?
- Point of Entry has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.
- What genre is Point of Entry?
- Point of Entry is catalogued under Heavy Metal, Metal, Rock.
- What BPM is Point of Entry?
- Point of Entry runs at a median tempo of 129 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Point of Entry?
- Listeners of Point of Entry also rate Metal Heart by Accept, Holy Diver by Dio, Master of Puppets by Metallica.
Point of Entry at a glance
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Produced by
- Tom Allom
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