Mike Valente (Brick By Brick. Upstate Black N Blue. Extreme Music Awards)

Back with another episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace. This time around, I have my friend, Mike Valente on. Founding member and guitarist for Brick By Brick. He also founded the Extreme Music Awards, which will hold its 2nd annual award show on January 10th, 2025, at Empire Live in Albany, New York. We talk some Brick By Brick history and their upcoming EP, which will be released by Upstate Records. How he got the idea and created the Extreme Music Awards, and he delves into the decade-long pseudo-feud with Chris Jericho from Fozzy. Mike is a great guy, and I always enjoy seeing him and shooting the shit. This episode is hilarious. Much Respect. Enjoy. @upstaterecords9776 Extreme Music Awards Info and TIcket Information: https://extrememusicawards.com Get your Brick By Brick merch here: https://www.upstaterecordsny.com Support: Generation Records 210 Thompson Street West Village, NYC Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik Edits: Tim Anderson Jr. and Nick Light