Los Angeles dystopian black metal band Abhoria have released a video for "Ambition and Delusion," premiered at Decibel Magazine. The track comes from their upcoming album The Gateway, due in 2027 via Black Lion Records.

The song builds from mid-paced, dissonant chords and tremolo-picked fury into a full blast-beat assault, with a more progressive bent than usual. It also features a steel guitar interlude played by vocalist Ben Pitts before a melodic solo. The video was directed by Hunter Lamar/Digital Myle; mixed by Herbrand Larsen and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios.

Lyrically it is told from the point of view of James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the eccentric 19th-century publishing magnate who sponsored the doomed 1879 USS Jeannette expedition toward the North Pole. The band says his motives were "far from heroic, and are ultimately self-serving, borne from ego and entitlement."

Lineup: Ben Pitts (vocals), Trevor Portz (lead guitar), Theo Romeo (guitar), Igor Panasewicz (bass), Jay Sanders (drums).

Single: https://lnkfi.re/abhoria-ambition_and_delusion
Decibel premiere: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2026/10/15/video-premiere-abhoria-ambition-and-delusion/