w-headline" id="1998.E2.80.932001:_Formation.2C_Chris_Carrabba.2C_and_The_Moon_Is_Down">1998–2001: Formation, Chris Carrabba, and <i>The Moon Is Down</i></span></h3>
<p>The band formed in 1998 in <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompano_Beach,_Florida" title="Pompano Beach, Florida">Pompano Beach, Florida</a> after the breakup of the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_hardcore" title="Christian hardcore">Christian hardcore</a> band <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongarm_(band)" title="Strongar