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 straight forward hardcore acts like Agnostic Front, Sick of it All and Australia's Toe To Toe. Mindsnare have been described as "one of the most influential bands of the past decade " by Missing Link Records.