The band, formed in 1987 by vocalist Christian Linderson, guitarist Dan Fondelius, bassist Tommy Eriksson, and drummer Christer Pettersson, was called originally Stormvarning.

[3] Linderson then left to join Saint Vitus and Dan "Fodde" Fondelius became the new frontman, beginning with 1992's Destruction of the Void, released via Nuclear Blast Records,[1] to be declared 'Doom Album of the Year' by Rock Hard magazine.

Dan Fondelius formed a new doom metal band called Doomsday Government,[4] while Eriksson joined Semlah in 2001.

In 2003, the trio reformed, broke up again in 2006 and revived instantly with Fondelius at the helm, Fredrik Jansson (ex-Abramis Brama) on bass, and Jens Bock on drums.

[2] In 2009, Count Raven's fifth album Mammons War, produced by Zeb King and released by I Hate, came out.