Introductions and Intentions
Hello!
Welcome to one of the far far far corners of the internet, a corner occupied by me, Will. The majority of those reading this initial blog will be well aware of who I am, as I’ve probably directed you here, but for those who have somehow landed here, please allow me to introduce myself.
I’m Will Beardmore (original domain, no?), and I’m currently entering my 3rd year of study at Leeds University for their New Media BAHons degree. In addition to being a poor student, I’ve been learning web design and development for almost a decade, starting out at the tail end of primary school, clowning around on Geocities and Homestead, I soon developed a large interest in the field, going on to learn HTML, PHP, MySQL, CSS, jQuery, etc, etc, etc.
My main interest and passion outside of the internet is Heavy Metal music. Over the years, I’ve poured just about everything I’ve earned into attending concerts and festivals, buying CDs and merchandise and just about anything I can get my hands on to do with metal. This blog will be my forum to discuss all things metal, because the internet needs another opinion…
Megadeth are my all time favourite band, my most seen band (10 times) and my most met band (3 times, once in the studio!). About 5 years ago, I started a Megadeth fansite, RattleheadHQ.com (now deceased), which became pretty popular, managing to attract almost 20,000 visits in its most successful month. When I started my degree, I lost the time it took to keep the Megafans informed, and so decided to stop updating it. It was fun whilst it lasted though.
Other bands I have an unhealthy interest in are Anthrax, Crowbar, Alice in Chains, Witchcraft, Alice Cooper, Metallica, Down and tons more. See what I’m currently listening to at my last.fm page.
Enjoy reading what I have to say, and feel free to contact me or comment below.
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