Fastway was formed in 1982 and named after its two founders, guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke (recently ex-Motorhead) and bassist Pete Way (ex-UFO), though Way left the group before ever recording. Many Motorhead fans were eagerly awaiting this band to see what Clarke was up to, but Fastway was probably not what they expected, as Fastway was a bluesy, hard rock affair, far removed from Motorhead, and featuring a youthful unknown vocalist by the name of Dave King, who vocally was a dead ringer for Robert Plant. Led by single "Say What You Will", the album did quite well, and the followup (All Fired Up) was successful as well, but after that things went south, with Clarke and several varying lineups experimented with a more pop-metal sound on the succeeding releases, and they never again duplicated the success of the first two albums. By the early 90's the band was effectively done, with a brief reunion in 1998 to record On Target Reworked, featuring re-recorded tracks from the 1988 On Target release. Eddie Clarke did some solo work in the nineties but never regained the high profile he had here or in Motorhead.

Fast forward to 2007, and Clarke has put together a new version of the band and intends to play several gigs in the summer.