German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN will release their new album, Mask Of Malice, on February 24th in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, February 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and February 28th in North America.

The band are currently in post-production for the first video clip, for 'Hades Resurrected'. The video clip will be premiered in early March. Check out a trailer below:

Metal Blade recently launched a landing page that includes pre-order links. Check it out at this location.

The brand new song 'Deathchain' can be heard below:

Comments the band: "After three years we are back at the front with our new album, Mask Of Malice, that features 10 death metal grenades! We are honored to present our new guitarist and songwriter Kensington who is responsible for most of the killer riffs on this album. Mask Of Malice is our darkest record to date concerning both the music and the lyrics. Our main interest was to reflect the nature of human malice in our recent music which express in straight forward up-tempo smashers and pounding mid tempo songs. We are grateful for everyone who was involved in this recording of this album!"

Mask Of Malice tracklisting:

'Deathchain'

'A Darker Shade Of Hatred'

'Nightfall'

'Mask Of Malice'

'…And Out Come The Wolves'

'Swallow The Bitterness'

'Hades Resurrected'

'The Devil Grins'

'La Serpenta Canta'

'The Loss'

Lay Down Rotten formed in 1999 and have released seven studio albums since then. Their new album, Mask Of Malice, is their eighth and successor to Gospel Of The Wretched (2009), an album that was mixed and mastered by scene icon Dan Swanö. Martin van Drunen, Marc Grewe as well as Swanö himself contributed guest vocals on the album. Lay Down Rotten have been playing shows and tours throughout Europe including prestigious festival appearances at Summer Breeze, Party.San, With Full Force, Deathfeast and Fuck The Commerce.

Lay Down Rotten lineup:

Jost Kleinert - vocals

Nils Förster - guitars

Daniel 'Kensington' Seifert - guitars

Uwe Kilian - bass

Timo Claas - drums