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.[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, Vera was announced as the touring bassist for a newly reunited Mercyful Fate filling in for Timi Hansen.[3] He remained with the band until 2024.[4]
Joey Vera | |
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.jpg) Vera performing with Armored Saint in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 24, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
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.[5][6] He usually plays bass by using his fingers, though he has used a guitar pick on a few occasions.[7][8]
Discography edit
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With Armored Saint edit
- 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 edit
- A Thousand Faces (1994)
With Fates Warning edit
- 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 edit
- Pearls Before Swine (1997)
- Enchanted Entrance (2002)
With Chroma Key edit
- Dead Air for Radios (1998)
With Engine edit
- Engine (1999)
- Superholic (2002)
With John Arch edit
- A Twist of Fate (2003)
With Seven Witches edit
- Passage to the Other Side (2003)
- Deadly Sins (2007)
With OSI edit
- Free (2006)
as A Chinese Firedrill edit
- Circles (2007)
With Arch/Matheos edit
- Sympathetic Resonance (2011)
With Motor Sister edit
- Ride (2015)
References edit
- ^ "Joey Vera". Metal Storm. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Vera, Joey. "A CHINESE FIREDRILL". Joeyvera.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ August 2019, Alice Pattillo02 (August 2, 2019). "Mercyful Fate bring original lineup back to home turf in Copenhell 2020". Metal Hammer Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "MERCYFUL FATE Parts Ways With Bassist JOEY VERA". Blabbermouth.net. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "Armored Saint's Joey Vera: "I heard Kiss's Alive! and that was about it for me. I just wanted to play an instrument"". Guitar World. May 20, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Armored Saint Family Tree — The Metal". givememetal.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Joey Vera (Armored Saint/Fates Warning) Plays Favorite Bass Riffs". Loudwire. October 6, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera talks long-awaited new album, Punch The Sky". forbassplayersonly.com. June 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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