Editor's Note: Troy, New York's own BRICK BY BRICK recently released their CD entitled "Hive Mentality", which includes the hardcore party anthem "Bar Is Open" and "In My Ruins", which features Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain on vocals. This band takes no prisoners, they have plenty of middle fingers for all authority, and they … Continue reading Mike Valante, guitarist for BRICK BY BRICK, Converses with Madness To Creation on Witnessing Murder, Hardcore Life, and “Hive Mentality”