Jukka Antero "Julius" Nevalainen (born 21 April 1978, in Kitee, Finland) is the former drummer of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.

The band had a rehearsal place, but was restricted to practice only a couple of days a week.

[citation needed] Nevalainen and Vuorinen played together in bands Ambrosia and Nidhro't before Nightwish.

[citation needed] 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 insomnia,[3] thus making the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful the first Nightwish recording without his participation.

[3] He returned to perform one song during their unofficial 20th-anniversary concert in August 2016 at Himos Park in Jämsä, Finland.