Anam Cara was a hardcore band from Clearwater/Tampa, Florida, United States. Straight out of Tampa Bay, Anam Cara is an energetic mixture of metal, melodies, and heavy breakdowns. It was formed by Octavio Fernandez in 2002. The Florida band is a hardcore band whos sound is established in the influence of Florida's music scene that has produced bands like Strongarm, Poison The Well, Further Seems Forever, and Underoath. But while Anam Cara is a self proclaimed "Florida Hardcore Band" they are stylisticly different from their peers. The band was signed to Strike First Records/Facedown Records, Unfortunately, the band broke up in July of 2006, with no hard feelings among the members. Members: David Bills - Vocals Matt DeSear - Guitar, Vocals Alex Zalo - Bass Bobby Canfield - Drums Octavio Fernandez - Guitar Ashton Goggans - Vocals Tyler Smith - Drums Active Years: 2002-2006. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Anam+Cara">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.