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 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.