Truth Decay is the fifth studio album from the American alternative rock band, Hypnogaja. Released June 30, 2009 on Los Angeles-based independent label, Union State Records, it is the band's first concept album and contains thirteen songs, including "Welcome to the Future" and "Cellar Door," which feature cellist Richard Dodd of The Section Quartet (Decca/Universal). A science fiction-tinged concept album, Truth Decay's songs revolve around the central story of a world's dramatic, apocalyptic end - and how life cycles into new chapters. Hypnogaja blogged extensively about the album's concept in the form of letters between characters, fictitious press releases from the album's futuristic world and illustrations/images outlining the story arc. Hypnogaja's keyboardist, Mark Nubar Donikian, said in an interview with AOL Noisecreep that the album's music is influenced by rock music of the 70s and 80s - bands like Queen and Blondie - and that the futuristic sound and themes were inspired by the band's fondness for science-fiction. Truth Decay was written by vocalist Jason "ShyBoy" Arnold, Donikian, guitarist Jean-Yves "Jeeve" Ducornet and John Scott Mulchaey, a songwriter who regularly collaborates with Hypnogaja. Several months before the album's release, Hypnogaja launched a promotion campaign called 13 Weeks of Free Music during which they released a new song to fans weekly, along with accompanying blogs that unveiled the overall concept of the album. The band also produced a