A shekara ta 1994, guitarists Mark Morton da Matt Conner, bassist John Campbell da drummer Chris Adler sun kafa ƙungiyar da ake kira Burn the Priest. 'Yan ƙungiyar sun san juna daga kwalejin da suke halarta, Jami'ar Virginia Commonwealth, a Richmond, Virginia. Morton da Conner sun bar ƙungiyar ba da daɗewa ba bayan da aka kafa ta don neman digiri na biyu da kuma aiki a wasu ƙungiyoyi. 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 fito da demo na farko. Bayan rabuwar, Firist Burn ya rubuta EP guda biyu tare da Agents of Satan da ZED. Bayan ƙungiyoyin farko na uku, Firist Burn ya ƙara Randall Blythe zuwa matsayinsa. Tambaya: Menene John Campbell a cikin ƙungiyar?
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