AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, who was sentenced to eight months of home detention in July after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession, has lost his appeal for a lighter sentence.

The New Zealand Herald reports that Rudd’s appeal was dismissed on Monday by a High Court in his current hometown of Tauranga, New Zealand.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s charges stem from a September 2014 arrest, after Rudd apparently had threatened to kill one of his assistants and was found in possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.

In addition to the home detention, Phil’s sentence included six months of post-release conditions, while he also was ordered to pay $120,000 in reparations.

At a recent appeal hearing, Rudd’s lawyer argued that the sentence was too severe, while suggesting that the judge hadn’t taken into account the amount of money the drummer was losing by not being able to work during his detention period.

The attorney also maintained that as a penalty from the drug charges, Rudd should have received either a fine or community service, instead of getting a longer home detention sentence.

However, the prosecuting attorney claimed that Rudd had “glossed over” the severity of his actions, and maintained that the man he threatened feared for his and his family’s safety.  The prosecutor also pointed out that Phil had only paid the man $50,000 of the $120,000 reparation sum.

Rudd’s legal issues led AC/DC to replace him on their current tour in support of their Rock or Bust album with former drummer Chris Slade.  T

he rock legends begins a Down Under tour leg on November 4 in Sydney, Australia, and will wrap up the trek with a pair of dates in New Zealand — on December 12 in Wellington and on December 15 in Auckland.

In August, Rudd told Rolling Stone that he hopes to rejoin AC/DC once he puts his legal troubles behind him, but the band has made no statements regarding his status with the group.

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