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			{{Short description\|Rock band from Kochi, India}}
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	\| origin = [[Cochin\|Kochi]], [[India]]		\| origin = [[Cochin\|Kochi]], [[India]]
	\| genre = [[Hard rock]]<br />[[Blues-rock]]<br />[[Heavy metal music\|Heavy metal]]		\| genre = [[Hard rock]]<br />[[Blues-rock]]<br />[[Heavy metal music\|Heavy metal]]
	\| current_members = Eloy Isaacs <br /> ~~Glen La' Rive~~ <br/> ~~George Peter~~ <br /> ~~Pinson Correa~~ <br /> ~~Jackson Aruja~~		\| current_members = Eloy Isaacs <br /> Paul KJ <br/> Jackson Aruja <br/> Floyd Libera <br /> Anand Sreeraj <br />
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	'''13AD''' ~~was~~ a prominent classic and [[hard rock]] band from [[Cochin\|Kochi]], India.<ref name=HINDU>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/26/stories/2002082600310200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104195840/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/26/stories/2002082600310200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 November 2002\|title=Jarring note strikes Kochi bandwagon\|date=26 August 2002\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>		'''13AD''' is a prominent classic and [[hard rock]] band from [[Cochin\|Kochi]], India.<ref name=HINDU>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/26/stories/2002082600310200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104195840/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/26/stories/2002082600310200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=4 November 2002\|title=Jarring note strikes Kochi bandwagon\|date=26 August 2002\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>

	== History and formation ==		== History and formation ==
	13AD was one of India's topmost rock bands from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. The band was formed in 1977. The line up at that time was Stanley Luiz on vocals, Eloy Isaacs on guitar and vocals, Ashley Pinto on guitars and vocals, Anil Raun on bass guitar, and Petro Correia on drums. 13AD used to play in ~~hotel Sea Lord~~ in Kochi, Kerala, India.		13AD was one of India's topmost rock bands from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. The band was formed in 1977. The line up at that time was Stanley Luiz on vocals, Eloy Isaacs on guitar and vocals, Ashley Pinto on guitars and vocals, Anil Raun on bass guitar, and Petro Correia on drums. 13AD used to play in [[Sealord Hotel]] in Kochi, Kerala, India.

	They released two albums, ''Ground Zero'' and ''Tough on the Streets'' in the 1990s. George Thomas Jr. (Viju), who used to jam with the band, urged them to write their own songs. Thomas wrote the songs "Ground Zero" and "Revelations". The song "Ground Zero" from the album ''Ground Zero'' was a hit during the 1990s.{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}		They released two albums, ''[[Ground Zero (13AD album)\|Ground Zero]]'' and ''Tough on the Streets'' in the 1990s. George Thomas Jr. (Viju), who used to jam with the band, urged them to write their own songs. Thomas wrote the songs "Ground Zero" and "Revelations". The song "Ground Zero" from the album ''Ground Zero'' was a hit during the 1990s.{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}

	With the release of their debut album ''Ground Zero'' (1989), the band grabbed the attention of young India. After relentless travelling, the band brought out another album ''Tough on the Streets'' (1992).		With the release of their debut album ''Ground Zero'' (1989), the band grabbed the attention of young India. After relentless travelling, the band brought out another album ''Tough on the Streets'' (1992).

	In ~~1993~~, they got the opportunity to perform overseas at a few high-end restaurants in Muscat, Oman. They played at Pavo Real, a Mexican Restaurant, where the band gained further fame and popularity among fans in the Middle East. This line up included ~~the extremely talented~~ George Peter, Pinson Correia and lady crooner Sunita Menon.		In 1994, they got the opportunity to perform overseas at a few high-end restaurants in Muscat, Oman. They played at Pavo Real, a Mexican Restaurant, where the band gained further fame and popularity among fans in the Middle East. This line up included George Peter, Pinson Correia and lady crooner Sunita Menon.

			== Reunion and recent happenings ==
			After a break, the band had announced a reunion in 2008. During the reunion concert, they announced the release of their third album ''City Blues''.

			13AD plan to bring forth a new bilingual album.

			On 11 January 2024, 13AD played at a sold-out concert in their hometown of Kochi.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Peter \|first1=Joe \|title=13AD: When a legendary rock band in Kerala had a city in thrall \|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2024/01/27/13-ad-rock-band-in-kerala.html \|access-date=2024-03-24 \|work=The Week \|date=2024-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Legendary band 13AD makes a comeback after two decades \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2024/Jan/30/13ad-makes-a-comeback-after-two-decades \|access-date=2024-03-24 \|work=The New Indian Express \|publisher=The New Indian Express Group (TNIE) \|date=2024-01-30}}</ref> An additional concert was played on 6 April 2024 at Thevara College in Kochi.<ref>{{cite web \|title=HOUSE OF MUSIC FESTIVAL featuring 13 AD IN CONCERT {{!}} Live in Concert {{!}} Also featuring Fish in the Sink, Legion of Harmony \|url=https://insider.in/13-ad-apr6-2024/event \|website=insider.in \|access-date=2024-03-24 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Band members==		==Band members==

	~~#Vocals – George Peter~~		*Anand Sreeraj - vocals
	~~#Lead~~ and rhythm guitars ~~– Eloy Isaacs~~		*Eloy Isaacs - lead and rhythm guitars
	~~#Keyboards –~~ Jackson Aruja		*Jackson Aruja - keyboards
	~~#Drums –~~ Pinson Correia		*Pinson Correia - drums
	~~#Bass~~ - Paul K J		*Floyd Libera - drums
			*Paul K J - bass

	==Former members==		==Former members==
	*~~Stanly~~ Luiz – vocals		*George Peter - vocals
			*Stanley Luiz – vocals
	*Glen La Rive – vocals		*Glen La Rive – vocals
			*Rose – vocals
	*Nadine Gregory - Vocals		*Nadine Gregory - Vocals
	*Rose – vocals
	*Sarina – vocals		*Sarina – vocals
	*Sunita Menon – vocals		*Sunita Menon – vocals
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	*1993 – ''[[Tough on the Streets]]''		*1993 – ''[[Tough on the Streets]]''

	== ~~Reunion and recent happenings~~ ==		== In popular media ==
	~~After a break,~~ the band ~~had announced~~ a ~~reunion~~ in ~~2008. During~~ the ~~reunion concert, they announced~~ the ~~release of their third album ''City Blues~~''.		A reference to the band is shown as a wall art in the Malayalam movie [[Bheeshma Parvam]] during the song 'Parudeesa'.

	~~The next mission of 13AD is to bring forth a new bilingual album~~.

	== References ==		== References ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*http://indianbandshub.blogspot.in/2010/09/13-ad.html~~{{Dead link\|date=December 2018}}~~		* {{Cite web \|title=13 AD \| website=[[YouTube]] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHVfh8DlbVk \|access-date=2024-01-19 \|language=en}}
	*https://web.archive.org/web/20100130222536/http://planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_band.php?conid=125&Genre=13AD		* {{Cite web \|title=The first Rock Band of Kerala 13 AD \| website=[[YouTube]] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nN9bpoiecg \|access-date=2024-01-19 \|language=en}}
			* {{Cite web \|title=13 AD Returns \| website=[[YouTube]] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdToaGANdBE \|access-date=2024-01-19 \|language=en}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = 13AD
| alias =
| origin = [[Cochin|Kochi]], [[India]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]] [[Blues-rock]] [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| current_members = Eloy Isaacs Glen La' Rive George Peter Pinson Correa Jackson Aruja
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'''13AD''' was a prominent classic and [[hard rock]] band from [[Cochin|Kochi]], India.<ref name=HINDU>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/26/stories/2002082600310200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104195840/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/26/stories/2002082600310200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2002|title=Jarring note strikes Kochi bandwagon|date=26 August 2002|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>

== History and formation ==
13AD was one of India's topmost rock bands from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. The band was formed in 1977. The line up at that time was Stanley Luiz on vocals, Eloy Isaacs on guitar and vocals, Ashley Pinto on guitars and vocals, Anil Raun on bass guitar, and Petro Correia on drums. 13AD used to play in hotel Sea Lord in Kochi, Kerala, India.

They released two albums, ''Ground Zero'' and ''Tough on the Streets'' in the 1990s. George Thomas Jr. (Viju), who used to jam with the band, urged them to write their own songs. Thomas wrote the songs "Ground Zero" and "Revelations". The song "Ground Zero" from the album ''Ground Zero'' was a hit during the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

With the release of their debut album ''Ground Zero'' (1989), the band grabbed the attention of young India. After relentless travelling, the band brought out another album ''Tough on the Streets'' (1992).

In 1993, they got the opportunity to perform overseas at a few high-end restaurants in Muscat, Oman. They played at Pavo Real, a Mexican Restaurant, where the band gained further fame and popularity among fans in the Middle East. This line up included the extremely talented George Peter, Pinson Correia and lady crooner Sunita Menon.

==Band members==

#Vocals – George Peter
#Lead and rhythm guitars – Eloy Isaacs
#Keyboards – Jackson Aruja
#Drums – Pinson Correia
#Bass - Paul K J

==Former members==
*Stanly Luiz – vocals
*Glen La Rive – vocals
*Nadine Gregory - Vocals
*Rose – vocals
*Sarina – vocals
*Sunita Menon – vocals
*Ashley Pinto – guitar, vocals
*Anil Raun – bass guitar
*Petro Correia – drums

==Discography==

*1990 – ''[[Ground Zero (13AD album)|Ground Zero]]''
*1993 – ''[[Tough on the Streets]]''

== Reunion and recent happenings ==
After a break, the band had announced a reunion in 2008. During the reunion concert, they announced the release of their third album ''City Blues''.

The next mission of 13AD is to bring forth a new bilingual album.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://indianbandshub.blogspot.in/2010/09/13-ad.html{{Dead link|date=December 2018}}
*https://web.archive.org/web/20100130222536/http://planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_band.php?conid=125&Genre=13AD

[[Category:Indian rock music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1980]]