A shekara ta 1994, guitarists Mark Morton da Matt Conner, bassist John Campbell da drummer Chris Adler sun kafa wani rukuni mai suna Burn the Priest. 'Yan kungiyar sun san juna daga kwalejin da duk suka halarta, Jami'ar Virginia Commonwealth, a Richmond, Virginia. Morton da Conner sun bar kungiyar ba da daɗewa ba bayan da aka kafa ta don neman digiri na biyu da kuma aiki a wasu kungiyoyi. Adler da Campbell sun maye gurbin Morton tare da Abe Spear. A cikin shekaru biyar masu zuwa, ƙungiyar ta yi aiki a Richmond da kewaye da Virginia. A 1995, ƙungiyar ta saki demo na farko. Bayan rabuwar, Firist ɗin ya rubuta EP guda biyu tare da Agents na Shaiɗan da ZED. Bayan ƙungiyar ta farko na uku, firist firist ya kara da Randall Blythe zuwa jerin. Tambaya: A wace shekara ne firist ɗin ya saki demo mai suna?
Shekarar 1995