They were signed to Lava Records in March 2017,[2] and a month later they released their debut studio EP, Black Smoke Rising.

Practicing music together in the Kiszka's family garage led to recruiting brothers Josh and Sam to play, and later to form the band.

The initial guitar riff for "Highway Tune" was cited by guitarist Jake Kiszka as being written as early as 2010.

4", "Sing in the Rain", "Thunder Stomp", "Occidentali", and "Written in Gold", that were previously released but are currently unavailable.

[22][23][24] On January 17, 2016, the song "Highway Tune" was featured as a live performance by the band on the Showtime show Shameless.

[25] On March 31, 2017, the final recorded version of "Highway Tune" was released on iTunes as the band's first official single.

In addition to the four tracks from Black Smoke Rising, From the Fires features the new recordings "Edge of Darkness" and "Talk on the Street", as well as covers of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and Fairport Convention's "Meet on the Ledge".

[36][37][38] The band released an acoustic version of "Black Smoke Rising" and a cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep".

[37][39] The band performed at Elton John's Academy Award Party on March 4, 2018, at the host's personal request.

John joined Greta Van Fleet onstage for his "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" and their "You're the One".

[4] On January 19, 2019, Greta Van Fleet appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, and performed the song "Black Smoke Rising" and second single from Anthem of the Peaceful Army "You're the One".

[60] In the July 16–22 tracking period, Greta Van Fleet earned 7.6 million U.S. on-demand streams of its catalog, a boost of 122%, according to MRC Data.

[61] At the final three shows of their Dreams in Gold Tour, the band played five new songs titled "Meeting the Master", "The Falling Sky", "The Indigo Streak", "Sacred the Thread", and "Farewell for Now".

[63][non-primary source needed] On April 9, 2023, the band released their first single from the album titled "Meeting the Master" on digital media, followed by a music video for the song on May 4, 2023.

"[81] Stating that he did not even know who Led Zeppelin were until high school, he explained that his singing style came out naturally one day while struggling to be heard over the rest of the band.

[80] In a March 2018 interview, Plant said of Greta Van Fleet, "they are Led Zeppelin I" and described Josh as "a beautiful little singer.

"[82] Some of Jake's other guitar influences include John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Bert Jansch, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards.

[83] Some of the drummers that inspired Danny are Carmine Appice, John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell and Michael Shrieve.

[90] In a post to Greta Van Fleet's social media, Mirador is described as "a new collective consisting of our very own" [Jake Kiszka].

[91][non-primary source needed] On April 18, 2024, Greta Van Fleet announced Mirador would be opening shows on select dates.

Mirador subsequently made their live debut in St. Louis, Missouri at Chaifetz Arena on April 27, 2024, to a setlist of songs titled, "Feels Like Gold", "Roving Blade", "Must I Go Bound", "Fortunes Fate", and "Skyway Drifter".