Fastway were a British rock band formed by guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke, formerly of Mot?rhead, and bassist Pete Way, formerly of UFO. 　　In 1983, both guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke and bassist Pete Way had become disgruntled with their own bands and decided to work together in a new outfit. They recruited drummer Jerry Shirley, formerly of Humble Pie, and the then-unknown vocalist Dave King. They took their name from a combination of the founding members' names. However, Way then discovered that he could not escape from his recording contract with Chrysalis Records and then received a tempting offer to play for Ozzy Osbourne, so he abandoned the project without ever playing on a single record. Bringing in session bassist Mickey Feat, the band then recorded their debut album, Fastway (1983)(Feat was uncredited on the album).