According to TVNZ, Phil Rudd has been sentenced at Tauranga District Court to eight months of home detention. The former AC/DC drummer pleaded guilty in April to charges of threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. Rudd will be electronically monitored for eight months and must also complete a rehabilitation programme.

The 61-year-old, who had sought a discharge without conviction on serious charges, will also be subject to post detention conditions for six months.

Judge Thomas Ingram told Rudd that there "was nowhere to hide" and he would be jailed if he was found to have any traces of drugs or alcohol in his system.

Read more at TVNZ.

Rudd has been on bail since he was arrested after police executed a search warrant at his Bureta, New Zealand home on November 6th, 2014.

AC/DC are currently on their Rock Or Bust tour with former drummer Chris Slade on the drum stool. “I’m sure they are having a great time," Rudd says. "I’m sure it sounds great. I wish I was there. And I’m not the only one.”

Rudd was charged over an incident on September 26th, 2014 where - according to a police summary - Rudd rang a man he knew and threatened to kill both him and his daughter, according to News.com.au. This was consistent with another phone call made by Rudd earlier that morning. The drug charges were laid after police executed a search warrant at Rudd's home on November 6th. Police say Rudd had 0.71g of methamphetamine and 130g of cannabis in his possession. He was also charged with attempting to procure a murder when he appeared in court in November, but this was dropped by the crown solicitor the following day.