article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Phil Rudd, the drummer for legendary hard rock band AC/DC, has pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs in a New Zealand court.
article_snippet.sent: Rudd, who previously denied all allegations, made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday before the trial began.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Rudd could face up to seven years in prison for the charge of threatening to kill.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Rudd is currently released on bail until the sentencing hearing on June 26.
highlights_snippet.sent: AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threatening to kill and drug charges .
  