Led Zeppelin is a rock band.
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 . Their fourth album , which features the track `` Stairway to Heaven '' , is among the most popular and influential works in rock music , and it helped to secure the group 's popularity . Led Zeppelin are widely considered one of the most successful , innovative , and influential rock groups in history . Rolling Stone magazine described them as `` the heaviest band of all time '' , `` the biggest band of the Seventies '' , and `` unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history '' .