This year Epiphone were running a whole host of events backstage and in the media area - they invited the likes of Skindred and Lionize to come visit the Epiphone bus for sessions whilst Jeff Waters was amongst a whole host of names who took part in their 'Give Us A Lick' videos backstage. Clips of this content can be seen in the above video.

This year's Bloodstock Festival invited the likes of Ghost, Amon Amarth and Megadeath with Jeff Waters acting as Epiphone's Signature Artist on the bill. Taking place on the second weekend of August (11th-13th), the festival showcased some of the biggest names in heavy rock and metal.

Epiphone Instruments, a longtime favourite of Heavy Metal guitarists worldwide and home to signature artist models by Jeff Waters, In Flames' Björn Gelotte, Trivium's Matt Heafy, and Mastodon's Brent Hinds, proudly share their wrap-up video for the Bloodstock Open Air Festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire, England August 10-13, 2017.

The Epiphone Tour Bus was at Bloodstock to serve as a media center and host acoustic sessions with Bloodstock performers as well as interviews with artists and photographers. The Epiphone Tour Bus was also the home to the all-new Epiphone Shred Cam to capture artists, bands, and crew members shredding on an Epiphone guitar for broadcast instantly through Instagram and Facebook Live.

In conjunction with Bloodstock's Metal to the Masses competition, Annihilator's Jeff Waters hosted a one-to-one guitar tutorial with the guitarist of the winning band. Jeff's tutorial was filmed and shared on Epiphone.com along with a rig rundown and exclusive interview about his Ltd. Ed. Jeff Waters Annihilation II Flying V Outfit.

Since 2005, the annual Bloodstock Open Air Festival has been one of the largest and most prestigious Heavy Metal festivals in the world. Visit Epiphone.com and www.bloodstock.uk.com for more information and visit the Ultimate-Guitar website to enter to win two (2) tickets to Bloodstock 2017! Throughout Bloodstock Festival, visit Epiphone's Official Facebook Page for exclusive performances and interviews live from the Epiphone Tour Bus. See you in Derbyshire!

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