| Mindsnare | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Genre: | Hardcore punk Metalcore |
| Origin: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Associated Acts: | Frenzal Rhomb, Toe to Toe, Blood Duster, Within Blood, Demonother, Blister, Mid Youth Crisis |
| Label: | Trial & Error, Resist, Goodlife Recordings |
| Website: | www.myspace.com/mindsnarehc |
| Current Members: | Matt Maunder Nigel Melder Beltsy Gordy Forman |
| Past Members: | Bomber, Brad |
Mindsnare are an Australian hardcore band from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 1993 under the name Mad Circle, their music is a blend of traditional "old school" hardcore punk and crossover metal,[1] and as such has seen them play alongside metal bands like Kreator and Ringworm,[2] as well as more straightforward hardcore acts like Agnostic Front, Sick of it All and Australia's Toe To Toe.[3] In its genre, Mindsnare have been described as "one of the most influential bands of the past decade " by Missing Link Records.[4]