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A guitar that Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett played on at Black Sabbath‘s final gig has sold for a massive amount of money – find out more below. READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV On July 5, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne performed their final gigs ever, dubbed Back To The Beginning, in Birmingham. The show was a star-studded affair that featured the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan, Guns N’ Roses, KoRn, Tool, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and the surviving members of Soundgarden and many others. During Metallica’s performance, Kirk Hammett brandished silver Gibson SG, notably on their cover of Sabbath’s ‘Hole In The Sky’. Following the gig, the axe was signed by Hammett. The guitar was later listed for sale via Julien’s Auctions as part of its annual Played, Worn & Torn auction, which featured over 800 guitars and rare pieces of music memorabilia. The Gibson SG has since been sold at auction for a whopping $76,800, well over 12 times its original $4000-$6000 estimate – find out more here. In total, 150 models from Hammett were put on sale. Besides the Gibson SG, the highest grossing Hammett-played axes were the 1985 Gibson Custom Shop Michael Schenker Flying V, which sold for a huge $160,000, a 1996 ESP Wavecaster ($89,600) with a clear body, and his Mamma Said 1990s ESP Custom Shop M2 ($32,000). Just over two weeks after the Back To The Beginning gig, Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22 at the age of 76, just over two weeks after he played his last ever show as the frontman of Black Sabbath at a concert at Villa Park in Birmingham. He was laid to rest in the grounds of his UK mansion during a private ceremony that was attended by Elton John, members of Metallica and more, and his cortege had previously travelled through his home city of Birmingham in a procession attended by thousands of fans. Ozzy Osbourne at ‘Back To The Beginning’. CREDIT: Ross Halfin In other news, the Osbourne family recently revealed that both Donald Trump and King Charles reached out to them after Ozzy’s death in July. They also revealed that Ozzy was secretly hospitalised just two weeks before his final concert. While he struggled with a number of medical conditions over the years – including Parkinson’s Disease – Jack shared that “things started getting worse” in the first week of December 2024, when Ozzy “took a little fall”. In September, Sharon thanked fans for their “overwhelming love and support” and said she was “still finding my footing” following her husband’s passing. Jack had previously shared a “personal note” about his father in a video on his YouTube channel, while Kelly explained how she had found her “smile again” amid the “sadness and grief”. The post The guitar Metallica’s Kirk Hammett used at Black Sabbath’s final gig just sold for a huge amount of money appeared first on NME.

Twenty One Pilots‘ Josh Dun has shared a punchy drum cover of Turnstile‘s ‘T.L.C.’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Turnstile – ‘Never Enough’ review: heartfelt hardcore poptimism In recent months, Dun has launched a YouTube account on which he occasionally uploads drum covers of songs that inspire him. So far, he has uploaded four covers, beginning with Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’. He explained of that cover and all future ones at the time: “I enjoy sitting in my room and playing my drums. I often play whatever comes on Spotify – try and learn it and perform it all the way through. I decided to film some of these songs and put them on here. hope you enjoy – nothing too crazy just some play-throughs of songs I like.” His latest cover sees him faithfully take on Turnstile’s frenetic hardcore cut ‘T.L.C.’ – he wrote to accompany the cover: “Posting songs that inspire me in some way or another. Whether that’s just a feeling or a desire to get better. Daniel Fang is a drummer worth watching to get inspired, and this song is rad.” Watch Josh Dun’s drum cover of Turnstile’s ‘T.L.C.’ below. Earlier this month, Twenty One Pilots were announced as a headliner at All Points East 2026 – which is also currently their only UK festival date of next year. You can find tickets here. Their headline slot comes after the band recently covered The White Stripes‘ ‘Seven Nation Army’ for the latter’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction, which saw Olivia Rodrigo and Feist also cover the group’s classics. Twenty One Pilots’ latest album ‘Breach’ was released on September 12, following on from 2024’s ‘Clancy’. In a three-star review of the latter, NME wrote: “The record fares better when it shoots for genuine experimentation, like on the weird, spacey ‘Lavish’; otherwise, ‘Clancy’ is more often than not the sound of a band spinning their wheels, caught in a strange space where their colourful conceptual ideas are being painted from a beige musical palette.” Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots are also set to headline Electric Castle 2026 alongside The Cure in Transylvania from July 16 through 19. You can find any remaining tickets here. Meanwhile, Turnstile’s latest offering ‘Never Enough’ has scored a glowing five-star review, with NME writing: “What really glues ‘Never Enough’ together is its poptimist mindset. Combining a sentimental regard for various shades of rock with a focus on big, bright melodies (think of those sparkly synths backing the second pre-chorus vocal in the title track), and a free-wheeling approach to musical referents, the album constantly reaches out to the pop world: exploring how hardcore might form the basis for something technicolour, playful and accessible. That attitude towards the genre, as capable of mass appeal and ripe for experimentation, is what powers this excellent album.” The post Watch Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun share drum cover of Turnstile’s ‘T.L.C.’ appeared first on NME.

Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español El Mundial Sub-17 de Qatar coronó a un campeón inédito. Portugal venció en un parejo encuentro con Austria por 1 a 0 y levantó el trofeo por primera vez en su historia. El título en la Copa del Mundo confirma el gran momento de esta generación de jóvenes portugueses, que vienen de ganar también la Eurocopa de esta categoría hace apenas seis meses, por lo que cierran 2025 con los dos trofeos más importantes a nivel selecciones en sus vitrinas. La definición de este jueves, disputada en el Estadio Internacional Khalifa, también dejó otra confirmación: José Mourinho tiene en su Benfica a un diamante en bruto, Anisio Cabral, el autor del único tanto en el enfrentamientos entre portugueses y austríacos. Los lusos comenzaron mejor el partido y tuvieron la primera oportunidad de gol a los dos minutos de juego, cuando el propio Anisio habilitó con una pegada de taco a Mateus Mide. El balón cayó en los pies de Duarte Cunha entrando al área, pero su disparo se fue afuera. Austria respondió 10 minutos después, con una escapada de contragolpe que Hasan Deshishku pudo convertir en gol de no ser por las salida salvadora del portero Romario Cunha. Johannes Moser tuvo un par de rebotes, pero el balón pegó en un defensor rival en ambas oportunidades. El gol llegó a los 31 minutos, cuando Portugal coronó una gran jugada colectiva entre Duarte Cunha y Mide que terminó en una solitaria definición de Anisio, quien ingresó solo por detrás de la defensa. Portugal perdió interés de allí en más por buscar un segundo tanto que le diera tranquilidad y, por el contrario, se dedicó a proteger su ventaja. Fueron claves las manos de Romario Cunha, que, ya en el segundo tiempo, desvió un tiro libre venenoso de Deshishku y un cabezazo flotado de Ifeanyi Ndukwe que parecía que se metía con lo justo. Austria nunca dejó de intentar y casi tiene premio a cinco minutos del final, cuando tras una jugada en ataque Daniel Frauscher estrelló un derechazo contra el poste ante la mirada de un ya batido Cunha. Esa fue la señal de victoria que estaba esperando Portugal, que se quedó con la copa y con el Balón de Oro del torneo, en los pies de Mide, su número 10. En el turno previo, Brasil tenía la posibilidad de subirse al tercer escalón del podio en un mano a mano imperdible ante Italia, que, finalmente, fue la que se quedó con la victoria. La Canarinha volvió a encontrarse con la misma fórmula que Portugal utilizó para dejarla afuera en semifinales: cero goles a favor y derrota en los penales. Eso sí, esta vez hubo un seleccionado enfrente que le impuso condiciones y mereció el triunfo largamente en los 90 minutos reglamentarios. Italia terminó con 17 disparos en total, tres a portería, pero nunca pudo quebrar la valla de João Pedro. Brasil había empezado mejor, con un disparo cruzado de Ruan Pablo que se fue a milímetros del palo derecho del portero italiano, pero a los 14 minutos una acción cambió el partido: el defensor Vitor Fernandes salió muy lejos ante un ataque rival y cometió una fuerte infracción que le valió la segunda tarjeta amarilla (había sido amonestado previamente a los 6 minutos). Con un futbolista menos, el plan de Brasil viró 180 grados. El DT decidió inmediatamente quitar del campo al ’10’, Gabriel Mec, para equilibrar a su equipo, pero con eso acabó por ceder cualquier tipo de iniciativa. De hecho, no volvió a patear al arco de Italia en todo el encuentro y llegó a los penales por las manos salvadoras de João Pedro, que apareció un par de veces. La derrota, sin embargo, fue inevitable para los sudamericanos. Desde los 12 pasos, la Canarinha falló dos veces y los Azzurri solo una, dejando a los europeos con una última alegría. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

Selon son fournisseur, l’iPhone Fold s’apprête à révolutionner le marché des smartphones pliables en promettant un écran parfaitement lisse, sans marque de pliure visible, une première pour ce type d’appareil jusqu’à présent.