ORPHAN DONOR: Pennsylvania Mathcore/Grind Crew To Release Ailments EP May 11th On Zegema Beach Records; “Show Me The Way” Now Streaming

photos by Matthew Martucci

Allentown, Pennsylvania-based ORPHAN DONOR delivers their most unhinged audio malice to date with Ailments, a non-compliant EP set for release on May 11th through Zegema Beach Records.

ORPHAN DONOR is the sandbox of creative experiments of Jared Stimpfl (Secret Cutter, Motel Bible, Oktober Skyline), purging the ills of modern-day living in what feels like the most insane times nowadays. From growing older, dealing with loss, and rotting bodies, the cathartic release of their Unraveled LP felt like just the tip of the iceberg, and now, Ailments carries the torch into even darker and more twisted and tormented trauma dumps.

Now a fully formed sextet, ORPHAN DONOR expanded its lineup with the addition of guitarist TJ Schilling (King Slender) and the sheer apocalyptic trumpet delivery and sinister vocals of OG member, Kevin Morris (Motel Bible, Full Of Hell), joining vocalist Chris Pandolfo, bassist Ed Lewis, guitarist Nick Pokrvchak, and of course Jared Stimpfl behind the drumkit. The merciless sound of this lineup pushes the dense material on Ailments into much deeper and more uncomfortable territory than was previously obtainable.

With eight jarring, corrosive tracks damaging the listener in under eighteen minutes, Ailments was recorded by Jared Stimpfl at his Captured Recording Studios in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, mastered by Arthur Rizk (Tomb Mold, Power Trip, Show Me The Body), and as always, completed with the bizarre art of James Ravelle. Fans of Meth., Ken Mode, Pg. 99, Jerome’s Dream, Combatwoundedveteran, and Neil Perry, don’t slack on ORPHAN DONOR.

Morris reveals, “Ailments is a concept record about the terrifying and psychedelic experience of aging, our influence on the world around us, and the weight of the loss of those we love as they get older too- oftentimes these experiences happening in parallel. Ailments seeks to deal with the frailty of our bodies and minds in this context, while being held together by a thread of appreciation for our experience to exist to begin with.”

The deranged melee of ORPHAN DONOR’s “Show Me The Way” can be endured on YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

Ailments will drop on May 11th, digitally and on CD via Zegema Beach. Find digital preorders HERE.

Ailments Track Listing:
1. Ailments
2. Lampmaster
3. Frail Forms
4. Viscera Coffin
5. The Same Emptiness
6. Show Me The Way
7. Void Eyes
8. Acidic Prism

ORPHAN DONOR will support Michigan’s Dead Hour Noise on two dates of their upcoming tour in May. Watch for additional live activities to be posted shortly.

ORPHAN DONOR Live:
5/15/2026 Five And Dime Skate Shop – Easton, PA *FREE SHOW w/ Dead Mens Tongues, Dead Hour Noise, Riotchoir
5/16/2026 Polish Club – Herkimer, NY w/ Dead Hour Noise

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