Mindsnare

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Mindsnare
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Hardcore punk
Metalcore
Years active1993–present
Labels Trial & Error, Resist, Goodlife Recordings
Website www.myspace.com/mindsnarehc
MembersMatt Maunder
Nigel Melder
Beltsy
Gordy Forman
Past membersBomber, 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]

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  1. DISTURB THE HIVE - Mindsnare JB HI-FI. Accessed: 2 December 2009.
  2. Mindsnare Archived 16 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine dbMagazine. Accessed: 2 December 2009.
  3. Mindsnare Last.fm. Accessed: 2 December 2009.
  4. Mindsnare Disturb The Hive Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Missing Link Records. Accessed: 2 December 2009.