---
title: "Tuff"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/tuff"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1985
---

# Tuff

**Tuff** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present.

Tuff is an American glam metal band formed in 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona by guitarist Jorge Manos (DeSaint) and bassist Todd Chaisson (Chase). The initial incarnation of Tuff was prior to taking on its "Glam" image, and the music was significantly "heavier". This little documented line-up played in the local Phoenix market for roughly a year, at such clubs as Rockers and Bootlegger, opening for various National Acts, including Flotsam and Jetsam.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuff_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Tuff |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Phoenix, United States |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jorge DeSaint](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorge-desaint) |  | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Michael Lean](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-lean) |  | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Stevie Rachelle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stevie-rachelle) |  | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Todd Chaisson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/todd-chaisson) |  | 1985 to present | Current |
| [Jim Gillette](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-gillette) |  | 1986 to 1987 | Former |
| [Michael Thomas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-thomas) | Guitar | 2001 to 2002 | Former |
| [Terry Fox](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terry-fox) |  | 1985 to 1985 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [What Comes Around Goes Around](https://themetalnet.com/album/8654293e-9b39-3799-8c79-e515798cccad) | Album |
| 1994 | [Fist First](https://themetalnet.com/album/d3e6a6d8-53ca-3c6e-9da0-dd0706efa7bd) | Album |
| 1995 | [Religious Fix](https://themetalnet.com/album/4d1adbbb-a266-376c-ae9d-c13fe82b9178) | Album |
| 2012 | [What Comes Around Goes Around… Again!](https://themetalnet.com/album/62429bec-1181-4cfe-99bf-ae3dfd53b864) | Album |
| 2015 | [Decadation](https://themetalnet.com/album/99590afa-179a-4d88-9757-24594288f7ba) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/533109
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JdiEqicUeuHiIJZ3RUAfD

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/tuff](https://themetalnet.com/band/tuff). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt