Greta Van Fleet

Greta Van Fleet
The band onstage at the 2017 Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo, North Dakota (L–R: Sam Kiszka, Josh Kiszka, Jake Kiszka, Danny Wagner)
Background information
OriginFrankenmuth, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Members
  • Jake Kiszka
  • Sam Kiszka
  • Josh Kiszka
  • Danny Wagner
Past members
  • Kyle Hauck
Websitegretavanfleet.com

Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band formed in Frankenmuth, Michigan, in 2012. It consists of the Kiszka brothers: twins Josh (vocals) and Jake (guitar), Sam (bass guitar, keyboards), and Danny Wagner (drums). They were signed to Lava Records in March 2017,[2] and a month later they released their debut studio EP, Black Smoke Rising. Their debut single, "Highway Tune", topped the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts in September 2017 for four weeks in a row.[3] Their second EP, From the Fires, containing the four songs from Black Smoke Rising and four new songs, was released on November 10, 2017, alongside a second single, "Safari Song". From the Fires went on to win the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.[4]

Their debut full-length studio album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, was released on October 19, 2018, and topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart in the first week after its release. The album's first single, "When the Curtain Falls", was released ahead of it in July 2018 and became the band's third number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[5][6][7] Anthem of the Peaceful Army also debuted atop the Billboard Hard Rock charts and reached the number one spot on the Billboard Top Album Sales charts in the first week after its release.[8][9] A second studio album, The Battle at Garden's Gate, was released on April 16, 2021. Their third studio album, Starcatcher, was released on July 21, 2023.

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  9. ^ "Top Album Sales : Page 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.