Greta Van Fleet
“The Battle At Garden’s Gate” is the latest offering from the now Nashville transplants, Greta Van Fleet. Will this record continue their meteoric rise or will it suffer the dreaded sophomore slump? Listen as Ozz talks with Sam & Josh about their unscheduled covid break & the path to regain their stolen momentum.
Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, formed in 2012. It consists of Kiszka brothers Josh (vocals), Jake (guitar) and Sam (bass guitar); and Danny Wagner (drums). They were signed to Lava Records in March 2017, and a month later they released their debut studio EP,
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Greta Van Fleet wanted new music fit to be the score of a fantastic film
From left, Danny Wagner, Josh Kiszka, Jake Kiszka and Sam Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet attend the 26th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at The City of West Hollywood Park on March 4, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Clase Azul/TNS)
Greta Van Fleet s
The Battle at Garden s Gate unlocks the No. 1 spot on
Billboard s Top Rock Albums chart (dated May 1), opening with 43,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to MRC Data. The band adds its second leading set, after
Anthem of the Peaceful Army launched on top in November 2018.
On the Hard Rock Albums chart, the Michigan band scores its third No. 1, following its two Top Rock Albums leaders and 2017 s
From the Fires.
The new set also starts at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200, where it s Greta Van Fleet s second top 10, after
Anthem arrived at its No. 3 peak.
The Battle At Garden s Gate, for several years. That s kind of what we set out to do was kind of make an album we ve wanted to make for a long time, Josh said. We didn t think that it would be particularly well-received. .There s this ongoing narrative that we ve built with fans and music lovers, and they think they kind of know what Greta Van Fleet is or who we are, where we re coming from. We thought this is an appropriate time to be able to build and put this album out. I think it s a bit more progressive than the previous work, although I do view it as kind of an extension of