Fastway were <!-- Per WP:ENGVAR, bands that originate from Great Britain are treated plural, so this cannot be changed to "is". --> an English hard rock band formed in 1982 by former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke and former UFO bassist Pete Way. The band went through various membership changes and Way left the band after receiving an opportunity to perform with Ozzy Osbourne.

Career

In 1982, guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motörhead and bassist Pete Way of UFO joined to create a new band for CBS Records. They recruited Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley, and the then-unknown vocalist Dave King. as their session bass player). The band then recruited Richard McCracken, formerly of Taste, as "permanent" bassist, and released another success in the form of All Fired Up the following year. In 2008, Jepson announced he was to go on and front the Scottish hard rockers Gun full-time.

In late 2010, Clarke returned to the recording studio to record a new, and what turned out to be the final Fastway album with Jepson, titled Eat Dog Eat. The album was released on 14 November 2011 by SPV/Steamhammer, the first album of entirely new material from Fastway in over 20 years.

Clarke died on 10 January 2018 after a battle with pneumonia at the age of 67. No official statement about the disbandment or the future of Fastway was made following his death, but the band was mostly inactive by then. Two years and seven months later, Way died on 14 August 2020.

Band members

Lead and rhythm guitar

  • "Fast" Eddie Clarke (1982–1991, 1998, 2007–2011, died 2018)