Biography
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Born
24 April 1963 (age 61)
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Born In
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Joey Vera is an American heavy metal bassist for heavy metal band Armored Saint. He is also a member of the progressive metal band Fates Warning. In 2004-05 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's touring bassist. He appears as part of the project Engine, as well as on the O.S.I. album Free. His first solo album 'A Thousand Faces', was released in 1994. He also has a solo project called A Chinese Firedrill and has released a new album titled Circles. On August 1, 2019, Vera was announced as the touring bassist for a newly reunited Mercyful Fate filling in for Timi Hansen.
He played in and recorded with include Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Tribe After Tribe, OSI, Anthrax, Chroma Key, Seven Witches.
Discography:
With Armored Saint
* 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)
With Fates Warning
* A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1996)
* Still Life (1999)
* Disconnected (2000)
* FWX (2004)
With Seven Witches
* Passage to the Other Side (2003)
* Deadly Sins (2007)
With Chroma Key
* Dead Air for Radios (1998)
With Engine
* Engine (1999)
* Superholic (2002)
With OSI
* Free (2006)
As A Chinese Firedrill
* Circles (2007)
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