"Beyond the Realms of Death" is a power ballad[1] by English heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1978 album Stained Class.
Drummer Les Binks has his only songwriting credit with the band for the main riff.
The song is written in B-minor, employing a verse-chorus structure, interspersed with a solo following the first and second chorus by Glenn Tipton and K. K. Downing respectively.
The verses use an acoustic riff, while the choruses and outro are more typical of the band's heavy metal sound.
The lyrics depict a man waiting for death as he suffers from catatonia or depression.