Aaron “Bubble” Patrick on Metal, Touring, Discipline & Building a Life in Music | Let "R Rip

In this episode of the Let R Rip Podcast, Jake Sirokman and Mikey sit down with Aaron “Bubble” Patrick - bassist, tour manager, and longtime veteran of the metal and hardcore scene. Aaron has played with Bury Your Dead, All That Remains, DevilDriver, Kingdom of Sorrow, and more, while also tour managing for major acts including Hatebreed, Bring Me The Horizon, and most recently helping oversee the first U.S. tour for Lords of the Sound, the Ukrainian symphonic orchestra. This conversation goes far beyond a standard music interview. Aaron breaks down what it was really like going from welding and local bands to touring with massive acts like Korn, Deftones, Stone Sour, and more. He shares the reality of staying in the game for decades, the behind-the-scenes world of tour management, what it takes to survive life on the road, and how fitness, discipline, recovery, and self-work became essential to longevity. This episode covers: Aaron “Bubble” Patrick’s journey through metal and hardcore Bury Your Dead, All That Remains, DevilDriver, and Kingdom of Sorrow tour management and behind-the-scenes life in music opening for Korn on Family Values the reality of building a long-term music career fitness, sobriety, discipline, and mental resilience life lessons from the road ADHD, creativity, and staying driven why growth never stops in music or in life If you’re a musician, creative, tour manager, hardcore fan, metalhead, or someone trying to build a career around passion and discipline, this one is packed with perspective. #AaronPatrick #BubblePatrick #BuryYourDead #AllThatRemains #LetRRipPodcast #MetalPodcast #HardcorePodcast #TourLife #MusicIndustry #TourManager #HeavyMusic #MetalScene #HardcoreScene #MusicianLife #Discipline #Growth #Sobriety #FitnessForMusicians #LifeOnTheRoad