Greta Van Fleet performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2023. OAKLAND — Before Greta Van Fleet performed Tuesday at Oakland Arena, the rock band’s crew enclosed the stage in a giant curtain over all sides. The point wasn’t total privacy, but mystery. After the curtain…

Greta Van Fleet, “Starcatcher.” Greta Van Fleet is always going to be compared to Led Zeppelin. Any review about the rockers that tries hard to avoid the comparison will instead lean on terminology like “1970’s rock.” Which is also true. The band sounds like many of its prominent rock…

Metallica performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — Taking an informal poll of the 40,000-some attending the opening day of BottleRock Napa Valley on Friday, it was pretty clear who most were there to see. Heavy metal heroes Metallica…

Following the success of debut LP Anthem of the Peaceful Army, in 2018, Greta Van Fleet suddenly arrived at the golden gates of rock and roll superstardom. But that arrival was met with mixed reactions. Some fans heard the Frankenmuth, Michigan band’s uncanny sonic resemblance to Led Zeppelin—the reverberating echo of Jimmy…

From the first track of its debut album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, Greta Van Fleet makes sure that listeners are aware of the sound they are going for. With heavy guitar melodies, crashing drumbeats and Robert Plant-style vocals, the young group from Michigan steps boldly into the crowded…