---
title: "Mindsnare"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/mindsnare"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "Australia"
formed: 1993
---

# Mindsnare

**Mindsnare** is a metalcore band, from Australia, active 1993 to present.

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, and as such has seen them play alongside metal bands like Kreator and Ringworm, as well as more straightforward hardcore acts like Agnostic Front, Sick of it All and Australia's Toe To Toe. In its genre, Mindsnare have been described as "one of the most influential bands of the past decade " by Missing Link Records.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindsnare

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Mindsnare |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Formed | 1993 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gordy Forman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gordy-forman) |  |  | Current |
| [Nigel Melder](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nigel-melder) |  |  | Current |
| [Sean Bailey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sean-bailey) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Under Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/fbc0a4d8-576b-4d26-b22d-019c342ad908) | EP |
| 1996 | [Credulity](https://themetalnet.com/album/501aaf49-aec5-401c-af11-79dc08d70976) | Album |
| 1996 | [Kings](https://themetalnet.com/album/3400bd15-188d-3a7f-ad9d-72dd89448449) | EP |
| 1997 | [White EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d129738-5dec-4a75-bfab-2c479167a8ed) | EP |
| 1999 | [Split CD](https://themetalnet.com/album/294b3589-c1cc-4e90-b324-4842e83ac38e) | EP |
| 2001 | [Hanged Choked Wrists Slit](https://themetalnet.com/album/23230ee9-b68b-35e1-bb03-d2b6836130c5) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/6861526f-08c3-3dfa-a1bf-28a59e43587e) | Album |
| 2007 | [Disturb the Hive](https://themetalnet.com/album/372e8855-f63c-3f19-8642-f9ab23085f1f) | Album |
| 2016 | [Gasman](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b3686de-bbba-4505-895c-920de3418751) | EP |
| 2017 | [Unholy Rush](https://themetalnet.com/album/c410dff5-d6ff-4920-990c-1fbee04e7f5e) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Wings of Scarlet](https://themetalnet.com/band/wings-of-scarlet) (same tags)
- [Sincerely Yours](https://themetalnet.com/band/sincerely-yours) (same tags)
- [An Ocean Between Us](https://themetalnet.com/band/an-ocean-between-us) (same tags)
- [Altars](https://themetalnet.com/band/altars) (same tags)
- [RAZE](https://themetalnet.com/band/raze) (same tags)
- [Typecaste](https://themetalnet.com/band/typecaste) (same tags)
- [Saltwound](https://themetalnet.com/band/saltwound) (same tags)
- [Two Words](https://themetalnet.com/band/two-words) (same tags)
- [Bird of Ill Omen](https://themetalnet.com/band/bird-of-ill-omen) (same tags)
- [AWS](https://themetalnet.com/band/aws) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://mindsnare.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7coo5yNkIswf3CWGjfYHRC
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindsnare/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindsnarehc
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mindsnare/43260

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/mindsnare](https://themetalnet.com/band/mindsnare). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt