Svarttjern was formed by HansFyrste and HaaN as a two man project in 2003. The two brothers decided to bring more musicians to the band to be able to start doing some live shows, and to bring the band to new levels. Later that same year Skabb, Grimmdun and Fjellnord were taken in to the band, and Svarttjern started to work towards their first demo recordings. Over the next years two demos were recorded, Blasphemic War and Raped By Svarttjern, but Svarttjern were still working towards their own sound, so not much time were given to the demos after the recordings. 2007, Svarttjern parted ways with Skabb, and Terror came in on the bass, bringing fresh blood to the band. The band was now ready to record a three track demo, to finally show the sound they had been working on for so many years. Demo 07 was only sent out to labels, and only printed in very few numbers for sale. Svarttjern signed with Schwarzdorn Production and were ready to record their first full-length album Misanthropic Path Of Madness. The debut album was released on the 13th day of February 2009. The Misanthropic album reached great feeback and reviews. In 2009 Svarttjern signed with Agonia Records.