Joey Vera | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 24, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, progressive metal, power metal, thrash metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Anthrax, Engine, Tribe After Tribe, Seven Witches |
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. In 2004/2005, he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist, but did not record with them.[1] 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.[2] On August 1, 2019, Joey was announced as the touring bassist for a newly reunited Mercyful Fate filling in for Timi Hansen.[3] Vera always plays bass by using his fingers instead of a guitar pick.
Discography
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Vera performing with Fates Warning
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Vera performing with Fates Warning
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)
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)
- Theories of Flight (2016)
- Long Day Good Night (2020)
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)
References
- ^ http://metalstorm.ee/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=399 Metal Storm
- ^ Vera, Joey. "A CHINESE FIREDRILL". Joeyvera.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ August 2019, Alice Pattillo02. "Mercyful Fate bring original lineup back to home turf in Copenhell 2020". Metal Hammer Magazine.
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