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3Greta Van Fleet is a Hard Rock/Blues Rock band formed in Michigan in 2012. The band consists of three Kiszka brothers: Josh (vocals), Jake (guitar) and Sam (bass) and Danny Wagner (drums). After a handful of years making the rounds locally, the band came to prominence in early 2017 with their song "Highway Tune". It immediately drew comparisons to Music/LedZeppelin, for better or worse. The band released their debut album, ''Anthem of the Peaceful Army'', in October 2018, their second album, ''The Battle at Garden's Gate'', in April 2021, and their third album, ''Starcatcher'', in July 2023.
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5!!Discography
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7* ''Black Smoke Rising'' (EP) (2017)
8* ''From the Fires'' (EP) (2017)
9* ''Anthem of the Peaceful Army'' (2018)
10* ''The Battle at Garden's Gate'' (2021)
11* ''Starcatcher'' (2023)
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15* AlbumTitleDrop: You could technically say that the closest on ''Anthem of the Peaceful Army'', "Anthem", is a loose version of this trope.
16** ''From the Fires'' gets its name from a lyric in the chorus of "Black Smoke Rising". This is not a straight example, however, as "Black Smoke Rising", despite being on ''From the Fires'', was released a year before as part of the ''Black Smoke Rising'' EP.
17** Also, the closest thing on ''The Battle at Garden's Gate'' are the opening lyrics of "Stardust Chords", which are: "roses in the bush, cut down ''at the garden's gate''".
18** Same goes for ''Starcatcher'', with the lyrics of "The Indigo Streak" being: "seen over sundown, ''catching the stars''."
19* BandOfRelatives: Twins Josh and Jake Kiszka are vocalist and guitarist, respectively, and their younger brother, Sam, plays bass.
20%%* BinarySuns: On the cover of ''Anthem of the Peaceful Army''.
21%%* BluesRock
22* EpicRocking: "Age of Man" and "Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer)" both barely crack the 6-minute mark. Live versions of the latter, however, have exceeded 20 minutes.
23* HardRock: Their music could be described as a GenreThrowback to TheSeventies-era rock.
24* LongestSongGoesLast: "The Weight of Dreams", the last song from ''The Battle at Garden's Gate'', is 8 minutes and 51 seconds long.
25* MilkingTheGiantCow: Josh does this while singing. It's notable on the music videos for "When The Curtain Falls", "Heat Above", "The Falling Sky" and some live performances.
26* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Sam isn't fond of wearing shoes onstage because according to him, being barefoot makes him feel the music better. Josh is also a frequent barefooter.
27* ShoutOut: In the music video for "Meeting The Master", the titular master, [[SheIsTheKing who is represented by a woman]] (portrayed by model Grace Moffatt), evokes the Myth/TheLadyOfTheLake imagery, submerged in a lake holding a sword.
28** The music video for "The Falling Sky" also evokes the Myth/ArthurianLegend imagery, showing a sword in the sand in many scenes, and once again, the master holding the sword.
29* TheSomethingSong: "Safari Song" and "Highway Tune".
30* TitleTrack: "Black Smoke Rising", on the band's debut EP.

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