Joey Vera

Joey Vera
Background information
Born	(1963-04-24) April 24, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, progressive metal, power metal, thrash metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1982-present

Joey Vera (born April 24, 1963) is an American heavy metal bassist who is known as a member of the heavy metal band Armored Saint and the progressive metal band Fates Warning. In 2004-2005 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist, but did not record with them. He was also a member of Engine, recorded with Tribe After Tribe, and appears on the OSI album Free. His first solo album, A Thousand Faces, was released in 1994. His current solo project, A Chinese Firedrill, released an album titled Circles in 2007.

Discography

With Armored Saint

• Armored Saint EP (1983)
• March of the Saint (1984)
• Delirious Nomad (1985)
• Raising Fear (1987)
• Saints Will Conquer (1988)
• Symbol of Salvation (1991)
• Revelation (2000)
• Nod to the Old School (2001)
• La Raza (2010)
• Win Hands Down (2015)

as Joey Vera

• A Thousand Faces (1994)

With Fates Warning

• A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1997)
• Still Life (1999)
• Disconnected (2000)
• FWX (2004)
• Darkness in a Different Light (2013)

With Tribe After Tribe

• Pearls Before Swine (1997)
• Enchanted Entrance (2002)

With Chroma Key

• Dead Air for Radios (1998)

With Engine

• Engine (1999)
• Superholic (2002)

With John Arch

• A Twist of Fate (2003)

With Seven Witches

• Passage to the Other Side (2003)
• Deadly Sins (2007)

With OSI

• Free (2006)

as A Chinese Firedrill

• Circles (2007)

With Arch/Matheos

• Sympathetic Resonance (2011)

With Motor Sister

• Ride (2015)

External links

• Official website
• HardRadio.com interview with Joey Vera