Beyond Recognition is the third full-length album (and final until 2009's The Prophecy) by American thrash metal band Defiance, released in 1992 on Roadrunner Records.

It can be best described as "progressive thrash metal", featuring more complex song structures, odd time signatures, numerous key and tempo changes, technical riffs and drumming, and even clean sections that often evoked jazz fusion.

This newer, more distinctive style earned the band their biggest critical success to date, and many fans hail it as their finest work.

It has been out of print for many years, though many thrash fans consider it to be a lost gem of the genre.

Former Heathen vocalist Dave White makes a guest appearance on "Inside looking Out", doing a vocal harmony with Esquivel during the chorus line.