A shekara ta 1997, Morton ya koma ƙungiyar. Shekaru biyu bayan haka, ƙungiyar ta saki kundi na farko mai suna, Burn the Priest, ta hanyar Legion Records. Mikey Brosnan na Legion Records ya adana $ 2,500 don yin rikodi sannan ya karya su a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ta hanyar DIY shows. An samar da kundin ta yau ne ranar guitarist da kuma mawaƙa Steve Austin. Spear ya bar band, yana barin matsayi a bude ga guitarist. Dan uwan Adler Willie ya zama guitarist na biyu na band a shekara guda, kuma an sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar da aka yi da Prosthetic Records.
Steve Austin