According to the Birmingham Post, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's house in Lapworth, Warwickshire, England is for sale for £2.6 million (approximately $4.33 million).The six-bedroom, 8,000 sq ft Edwardian residence (photos), built in 1905, is described as having original features, including stained glass, leaded light panels and open fireplaces, with extensive gardens and grounds covering six acres.Iommi revealed down-sizing was a possibility when he spoke to the Birmingham Mail in November 2012 about his much-publicized battle with cancer.He spoke of always having "fought through adversity" in his life and said "maybe we should get a smaller house."He added: "Maybe its time to scale down anyway and try to live more of a peaceful life."Iommi received an honorary degree from Coventry University last November. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts for what the university described as his "contribution to the world of popular music and his role as one of the founding fathers of heavy metal."Iommi founded BLACK SABBATH in 1968 alongside singer Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward.BLACK SABBATH will return to North America in 2014 for a series of 10 shows beginning on March 31 in Brooklyn, New York and encompassing mostly Canadian stops until winding down on April 26 in Los Angeles. According to a press release, these gigs will be among the final shows that SABBATH does in support of its current studio album, "13", which became the band's first Number One album ever in the U.S. when it was released in June 2013. The group has been on the road since April 2013 in support of the record, which reunited Osbourne, Iommi and Butler for their first full-length studio project since 1978's "Never Say Die!"A contract dispute led Ward to sit out the reunion, which was also marred by Iommi's cancer diagnosis in early 2012.SABBATH released a live album and DVD/Blu-ray captured on last year's world tour, called "Black Sabbath: Live
Gathered In Their Masses", on November 26.
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