Fleetwood Mac through a heavy metal filter? Oh yes, mun. Doro Pesch has unleashed a thunderous new version of the legendary โGo Your Own Wayโ โ and sheโs brought some serious firepower along for the ride.
The Queen of Metal has teamed up with Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra and Sepultura drummer Greyson Nekrutman to transform one of Fleetwood Macโs most recognisable songs into something considerably heavier.
And somehow, it works spectacularly well.
Released on 2 September 2026, Doroโs version of โGo Your Own Wayโ is the latest taste of the forthcoming tribute album Steel Rumours โ The Songs Of Fleetwood Mac Reforged In Metal, which is due to land on 20 November 2026.
Yes.
Steel Rumours.
That title alone deserves a devil-horns salute. ๐ค
๐ธ Fleetwood Macโฆ But Make It METAL
Originally appearing on Fleetwood Macโs colossal 1977 album Rumours, โGo Your Own Wayโ is one of those songs practically welded into rock history.
You know the chorus.
Your parents know the chorus.
The bloke three tents down at Download Festival who hasnโt slept since Thursday probably knows the chorus.
But Doro and company havenโt simply turned the amps up and called it a day.
This version takes the familiar foundations of the Fleetwood Mac classic and sends them stomping into much heavier territory.
Hoekstra brings the sharpened guitars, Nekrutman supplies the heavyweight rhythmic attack behind the kit, while Doroโs unmistakably gritty voice gives the whole thing a darker, harder edge.
The result feels less like politely covering Fleetwood Mac and more like parking a massive German tour bus outside Rumours, unloading the amps and yelling:
โRIGHT THEN โ LETโS MAKE THIS HEAVY.โ
๐ Doro Pesch Takes Centre Stage
Few voices are better suited to this sort of experiment than Doro Pesch.
From her days fronting Warlock through decades as one of heavy metalโs most recognisable figures, Doro has built her career on powerful vocals, huge choruses and enough metal credibility to flatten a festival beer tent.
Speaking about tackling the Fleetwood Mac favourite, Doro said:
โIโve always liked the song. And it was fun to give it a new twistโespecially with a great guitarist like Joel Hoekstra and powerhouse drummer Greyson Nekrutman.โ
That โnew twistโ is putting it mildly.
Because alongside Doroโs unmistakable delivery, Hoekstra gets the opportunity to put his own stamp on the songโs famous guitar work.
And when youโve got a guitarist with Whitesnake, Night Ranger and Trans-Siberian Orchestra on his CV, youโre hardly expecting him to turn up with an acoustic guitar and behave himself.
๐ฅ Absolutely not.
๐ฅ Sepultura Power Behind The Kit
Then thereโs Greyson Nekrutman.
The Sepultura drummer brings exactly the sort of muscle youโd expect behind this reworked version, helping push โGo Your Own Wayโ away from its classic-rock foundations and towards something built for the metal crowd.
Itโs an unlikely combination on paper:
Fleetwood Mac + Doro + Whitesnake + Sepultura.
Thatโs the sort of musical equation you normally invent after your fourth pint at a festival.
Yet here we are.
And weโre not complaining.
๐ฟ Welcome To Steel Rumours
Doroโs contribution is part of the brilliantly titled:
Steel Rumours โ The Songs Of Fleetwood Mac Reforged In Metal
The tribute collection is scheduled for release on 20 November and brings together musicians from across the rock and metal world to tear into the Fleetwood Mac catalogue.
Among the names involved are musicians associated with Femme Fatale, Blackmoreโs Night, Nashville Pussy, Judas Priest, Rainbow and Black Sabbath, alongside plenty more.
And the songs getting the heavy treatment arenโt exactly obscure B-sides either.
The project reaches across Fleetwood Macโs extraordinary history, with songs including:
- Black Magic Woman
- The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
- Rhiannon
- Dreams
- Gypsy
- Little Lies
- Everywhere
Even Stevie Nicksโ solo favourite โEdge of Seventeenโ is getting dragged into the metallic madness.
Frankly, weโre fascinated.
๐ฅ Fleetwood Mac Songs Were Built For This
Hereโs the interesting bit.
Fleetwood Mac might be remembered by millions for the beautifully polished rock of albums such as Rumours, but their history contains far more grit than casual listeners sometimes realise.
The bandโs early years were steeped in blues, while songs including โThe Green Manalishiโ have already demonstrated just how naturally Fleetwood Mac material can cross over into heavier territory.
Judas Priest famously recorded their own version of โThe Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)โ, turning it into a long-standing part of their heavy metal arsenal.
So perhaps a Fleetwood Mac metal tribute isnโt quite as bonkers as it initially sounds.
Actuallyโฆ
Why didnโt somebody do this sooner?
๐ค The Riff Report Verdict
We love a cover version that actually has the guts to change something.
Thereโs nothing wrong with faithfully recreating a classic, but when youโre tackling something as universally recognised as โGo Your Own Wayโ, youโve got to bring your own personality to the party.
Doro certainly does.
Throw in Joel Hoekstra ripping into the guitar work and Greyson Nekrutman hammering away behind the kit, and youโve got a version designed for listeners who always suspected Fleetwood Mac could use just a little more METAAAAAL! ๐ค๐ฅ
Purists might clutch their original Rumours vinyl slightly tighter.
The rest of us?
Weโre turning it up.
And with Steel Rumours โ The Songs Of Fleetwood Mac Reforged In Metal arriving on 20 November 2026, weโre now extremely curious to hear what happens when the rest of Fleetwood Macโs legendary catalogue gets thrown into the heavy metal furnace.
Fleetwood Mac may have told us to Go Your Own Way nearly 50 years ago.
Doro listened.
She just chose the way with massive guitars, pounding drums and considerably more headbanging.
Proper job. ๐ค๐ฅ
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