Joey Vera
Joey Vera (born April 24, 1963) is an American bassist who is known as a member of the heavy metal band Armored Saint and progressive metal band Fates Warning. During 2004 and early 2005, he toured with Anthrax as a fill-in for Frank Bello, who had taken a break from the band. He was also a member of Engine, recorded with Tribe After Tribe, appeared on the OSI album Free, and contributed as a bassist on two albums with Lizzy Borden (Master of Disguise and Deal with the Devil).
Joey Vera
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- Name
- Joey Vera
- Born
- 24 April 1963
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Bassist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- heavy metal music
- Languages
- English
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Joey Vera (born April 24, 1963) is an American bassist who is known as a member of the heavy metal band Armored Saint and progressive metal band Fates Warning. During 2004 and early 2005, he toured with Anthrax as a fill-in for Frank Bello, who had taken a break from the band. He was also a member of Engine, recorded with Tribe After Tribe, appeared on the OSI album Free, and contributed as a bassist on two albums with Lizzy Borden (Master of Disguise and Deal with the Devil).
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Joey Vera (born 1963) is a composer, guitarist and musician, among other activities, of American nationality. The composer was born in Los Angeles. Joey Vera is a member of Armored Saint and Fates Warning and worked in Pasadena.
The work spans heavy metal music. Languages used include English.
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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. In August 2019, Vera was announced as the touring bassist for a newly reunited Mercyful Fate, filling in for Timi Hansen. He remained with the band until 2024. Originally a guitar player, Vera took interest in playing the instrument after listening to Kiss' Alive!, and by the time Armored Saint formed, he had switched from guitar to bass. Vera has cited Geezer Butler, John Deacon, John Entwistle, Larry Graham, Steve Harris, Louis Johnson, John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Jaco Pastorius, and Verdine White as influences or inspirations to his bass playing. He usually plays bass by using his fingers, though he has used a guitar pick on a few occasions.
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• Name — Joey Vera • Born — 24 April 1963 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Genre — * Heavy metal • progressive metal • power metal • Occupation — Bassist • Years Active — 1982–present • Current Member Of — * Armored Saint • Fates Warning • Past Member Of — * Engine • Seven Witches • Motor Sister • Mercyful Fate
as Joey Vera
as Joey Vera
• A Thousand Faces (1994)
as A Chinese Firedrill
as A Chinese Firedrill
• Circles (2007)
With Armored Saint
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) • Carpe Noctum (2017) • Punching The Sky (2020)
With Lizzy Borden
With Lizzy Borden
• Master of Disguise (1989) • Deal with the Devil (2000)
With Fates Warning
With Fates Warning
• A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1997) • Still Life (1999) • Disconnected (2000) • FWX (2004) • Darkness in a Different Light (2013) • Theories of Flight (2016) • Long Day Good Night (2020)
With Tribe After Tribe
With Tribe After Tribe
• Pearls Before Swine (1997) • Enchanted Entrance (2002)
With Chroma Key
With Chroma Key
• Dead Air for Radios (1998)
With Engine
With Engine
• Engine (1999) • Superholic (2002)
With John Arch
With John Arch
• A Twist of Fate (2003)
With Seven Witches
With Seven Witches
• Passage to the Other Side (2003) • Deadly Sins (2007)
With OSI
With OSI
• Free (2006)
With Arch/Matheos
With Arch/Matheos
• Sympathetic Resonance (2011)
With Motor Sister
With Motor Sister
• Ride (2015)
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Joey Vera is recorded as record producer, composer, musician and guitarist.
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- 1.Joey Vera. Metal Storm.
- 2.Vera, Joey. A Chinese Firedrill. Joeyvera.com.
- 3.Pattillo, Alice. Mercyful Fate bring original lineup back to home turf in Copenhell 2020. Metal Hammer. August 2, 2019.
- 4.Blabbermouth.net. Mercyful Fate Parts Ways With Bassist Joey Vera. January 16, 2024.
- 5.Guitar World. Armored Saint's Joey Vera: "I heard Kiss's Alive! and that was about it for me. I just wanted to play an instrument". May 20, 2021.
- 6.Armored Saint Family Tree — The Metal. givememetal.com. October 25, 2020.
- 7.Loudwire. Joey Vera (Armored Saint/Fates Warning) Plays Favorite Bass Riffs. October 6, 2020.
- 8.forbassplayersonly.com. Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera talks long-awaited new album, Punch The Sky. June 14, 2021.
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