Jukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen (born 21 April 1978, in

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) is the former drummer in the

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band

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Personal life

He spent his early years in the city of

. His music teacher at school told him that a new educational program for music was opening, and he thought Nevalainen would fit in well as a drummer. He lacked a suitable place to practice so he made do at his home. His first band was "The Highway" but he joined his first real band at the age of 15–16. The band had a rehearsal place, but was restricted to practice only a couple of days a week. After he left that band, he joined up with Emppu Vuorinen and they got a permanent practice place. Nevalainen lives with his wife Satu, daughter Luna (born in 2003) and son Niki (born on 19 December 2005) in

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, Finland. His second daughter, Lara, was born on 22 June 2010. He is a vegetarian.

Career

After the early years of the band, Nevalainen got a new professional drum kit. He used that kit from the album '' Wishmaster'' to the end of the ''

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'' world tour in 2005. He was endorsed by

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sticks. He was in a side-project, Sethian, which is now completely dormant because of band members being busy with other bands. On 6 August 2014, it was announced that Nevalainen would not be able to take part of Nightwish's eighth album and its subsequent tour due to

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, thus making the album '' Endless Forms Most Beautiful'' the first Nightwish recording without his participation. Nevalainen still handles the day-to-day affairs of the band, though.

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(

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) took his place in the album and on the subsequent tour. He returned to perform one song during their unofficial 20th-anniversary concert in August 2016 at Himos Park in Jämsä, Finland. In July 2019, Nevalainen released a statement that he was not going to return to Nightwish and that he would continue working with the band behind the scenes, and that Hahto would become the band's new permanent drummer.

Discography

Nightwish

Studio albums: * ''

Angels Fall First ''Angels Fall First'' is the debut studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, originally released by Spinefarm Records on 1 November 1997. The original 500-copy limited edition features seven tracks, two of which are not on the ...

'' (1997) * '' Oceanborn'' (1998) * '' Wishmaster'' (2000) * ''

Century Child ''Century Child'' is the fourth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released in 2002 through Spinefarm Records in Finland, Drakkar Entertainment in the rest of Europe, Century Media Records in the US, and Toy's Factory ...

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

Dark Passion Play ''Dark Passion Play'' is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 26 September 2007 by Spinefarm Records in Finland, 28 September by Nuclear Blast in Europe and 2 October 2007 by Roadrunner Records in th ...

'' (2007) * ''

Imaginaerum ''Imaginaerum'' is the seventh studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 30 November 2011 by Scene Nation Oy and Sony Music in Finland, then on 2 December in Nuclear Blast in the rest of Europe and Roadrunner Re ...

'' (2011) Live albums and EPs: * ''

From Wishes to Eternity ''From Wishes to Eternity – Live'' is a live DVD/VHS/CD by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was recorded in Tampere, Finland on 29 December 2000. The CD was released as a limited edition of 10.000 copies, available only in Finland. ...

'' (2000) * '' Over the Hills and Far Away'' (2001) * '' End of Innocence'' (2003) * '' End of an Era'' (2006) * '' Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)'' (2009) * '' Showtime, Storytime'' (2013)

Sethian

Studio albums: * ''Into the Silence'' (2003)

References

Sources

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External links

Nightwish Official Site
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