EA feared that UO2 would compete for subscribers with UO, which was still profitable and not showing signs of slowing down.
Origin Systems used music by industrial band Grim Faeries, which featured Xtina X (Christina Petro of U2 fame), Mikee Plastik, and Curse Mackey for soundtrack work on the UO2 project.
Their song Love Is Hell was used as the music on the first trailer for the game, which was released in a DVD format in the June 2000 issue of PC Gamer magazine.
This helped propel the band to an international cult status among gamers and made that song a hit.
Origins then funded a second GF track (Faerie Raide) to be remixed by the studio of Ken "HiWatt" Marshall (Skinny Puppy production guru), which was used for the music in the game's second trailer.