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 2004-05 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist. He appears as part of the project Engine, as well as on the OSI album Free. His first solo album A Thousand Faces, was released in 1994. He currently has a new solo project called A Chinese Firedrill and has released a new album titled Circles.