Joseph "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 2004-2005 he replaced Frank Bello in Anthrax as the band's bassist, but did not record with them.
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.
On August 1, 2019, Joey was announced as the touring bassist for a newly reunited Mercyful Fate filling in for Timi Hansen.
Vera always plays bass by using his fingers instead of a guitar pick.