AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Back In Cuffs In New Zealand

December 3, 2014, 9 years ago

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 AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Back In Cuffs In New Zealand

According to Stuff.co.nz, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has had another run-in with the law in his New Zealand hometown of Tauranga. The incident happened outside a coffee shop where he was involved in a dispute with a "huge guy" who appeared to have been Rudd's former security guard as he said, "I don't work for you any more.” The man pushed Rudd in the chest. "He fell backwards over our sign and landed in the cafe. There was food and stuff everywhere," another worker said. At that point Rudd "went nuts".

Read more at Stuff.co.nz.

Earlier this week, ABC Online reported that Rudd pleaded not guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs, his lawyer told a New Zealand court.

The 60-year-old, who has been on bail since his arrest early last month, was excused from appearing in Tauranga District Court and his plea was entered by his lawyer. The threatening to kill charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years in jail. Rudd remains on bail, with a procedural hearing set for February next year.

Rudd’s legal woes coincides with the release of AC/DC’s new album. Rock Or Bust was produced by Brendan O’Brien, with Mike Fraser mixing at Bryan Adams' Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC.  The album’s cover art uses a developed 3-D lenticular technology, which gives the illusion of the band’s iconic logo exploding as the album is moved. Rock or Bust is the band’s first album of new material in six years, following their immensely successful Black Ice, which entered charts at #1 in 31 countries and has sold nearly 8 million copies worldwide.

 Rock Or Bust tracklisting:

"Play Ball"
"Sign Of The Times"
"Ain't The Way"
"Rock Or Bust"
"Done Her Good"
"Steal My Meal"
"Watching Games"
"Cardhouse Blues"
"Bulletride"
"Rumble"
"Back In The Zone"

 

 

 


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