Struggles for survival are a constant for independent musicians, unsupported by big sponsors or mainstream media attention. Yet, even by those standards, the past couple of years, after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been quite a different kind of struggle with hardly any shows or sponsors. Most of them have been using the time to work on their new material, in the hopes of the venues opening up.
The capital city's live music scene witnessed a revival last month with a slew of concerts organised by various colleges, and topped off by Indiegaga, which had some of the big names in Kerala's independent music scene coming together in front of a packed crowd at Nishagandhi on two consecutive days. The metal and rock music fans in the city also have something to look forward to this month with the return of the Deliverance music festival for its third edition on July 30 at Hotel Classic Sarovar Portico.
It is quite a power-packed lineup headlined by the city's own metal band Chaos and joined by 'Gutslit' from Mumbai and 'Godless' from Hyderabad. The supporting acts include Crypted Hate from Kochi and Eetillam from the capital.
