Global Assassins: The Limp Bizkit Story in Words and Pictures

by Tim Footman

Not since the phenomenal rise (and subsequent demise) of grunge superstars Nirvana 10 years ago, have an American band caught the imagination of the world's rock fans in the way Limp Bizkit have. In just a couple of years this Florida 5 piece have gone from being seen as white boy rap wannabees to major league, million selling, nu-metal godfathers, with a following to match. Acclaimed critically and commercially in equal measures, the Bizkits' now notch up awards and top polls on a daily basis, with their latest album ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Coloured Water' selling huge quantities consistently and so remaining in the top 10 months after it's release. Global Assassins charts this incredible rise to fame and fortune that mainman Fred Durst and his loyal partners have achieved. Ideally presented for the average Limp Bizkit fan, compromising equal parts intelligent text and full colour photography, with a corresponding price tag, meaning the target market of 14-25 year olds should find it easy to fit into their budgets.

100 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

About the author

Tim Footman (born 1968) is an English author, journalist and editor. He was educated at Churcher's College, Appleby College in Canada, the University of Exeter, and Birkbeck University.
He is the author of a number of books about popular music, including Welcome to the Machine: OK Computer and the Death of the Classic Album, a study of Radiohead's groundbreaking 1997 album OK Computer and its impact on contemporary music. He also contributed a chapter on Baudrillard and Radiohead to the volume Radiohead and Philosophy. His most recent books are The Noughties 2000-2009: A Decade That Changed the World and Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah - A New Biography.
His work has appeared in The Guardian, Mojo, Time Out, Prospect, the Bangkok Post, The National, the Sunday Post, Yorkshire Post, BBC Online, CNNGo, Drowned in Sound, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Aeon, Zembla, Twill and the International Journal of Baudrillard Studies. He is a contributor to the Guardian's comment website Comment is Free and the Prospect blog First Drafts. He appeared in the BBC2 documentary TV series History of Now (2010) and the Arte documentary film The World According to Radiohead (2019).
From 1999 to 2001, he was the editor of Guinness World Records, during which time its emphasis became markedly more light-hearted. Before this he was editor of the PUSH Guide to University.
He has made appearances on several UK television and radio quiz show including Mastermind, University Challenge, The Weakest Link, Brain of Britain, Counterpoint and Win Beadle's Money.