2022 in rock music

• Guitarist Nita Strauss and Disturbed frontman David Draiman's song "Dead Inside" tops the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nita-strauss-rock-radio-number-one|title=Nita Strauss becomes first female solo artist to have a number one single at rock radio|author=Matt Parker|date=10 January 2022|website=Guitarworld.com|access-date=24 January 2022}} This makes Strauss the first female solo artist to top it in over 30 years, after Alannah Myles song "Black Velvet" in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://guitar.com/news/music-news/nita-strauss-becomes-first-solo-woman-top-billboard-chart-three-decades/|title=Nita Strauss becomes first solo woman to top Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in over three decades|first=Cillian|last=Breathnach|website=Guitar.now|date=13 January 2022|access-date=24 January 2022}}
• The topic of COVID-19 vaccinations creates a rift in rock music culture. On one end, musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell take their music off of music streaming service Spotify in protest of their hosting of Joe Rogan's podcast that has contained COVID-19 misinformation. Conversely, artists like Kid Rock releases songs with anti-vax messages.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/592147-pandemic-protest-rock-neil-young-kid-rock-strike-opposing|title=Pandemic protest rock: Neil Young, Kid Rock strike opposing chords|first=Tristan|last=Lejeune|date=31 January 2022|website=Thehill.com|access-date=1 February 2022}}
• Singer-songwriter Gayle's song "ABCDEFU", described by UK's Official Charts Company and US's Billboard magazine as a pop punk song, is described as being the "biggest song in the world" after topping the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for multiple weeks.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/gayle-abcdefu-the-weeknd-sacrifice-billboard-global-charts-1235019910/|title = GAYLE's 'abcdefu' Rules Billboard Global Charts, the Weeknd's 'Sacrifice' Debuts in Top 10|magazine = Billboard|date = 18 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/who-is-gayle-the-17-year-old-teen-tearing-up-the-charts-with-debut-smash-abcdefu__34570/|title = Who is Gayle? The 17 year old pop sensation breaking through with abcdefu|website = Official Charts}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/gayle-abcdefu-january-2022-chartbreaker-interview-1235015322/|title = Chartbreaker: How GAYLE Spelled Out Her Success with Breakup Smash 'abcdefu'|magazine = Billboard|date = 4 January 2022}}

• UK alternative rock band Wolf Alice wins the Brit Award for British Group of the year at the 42nd Brit Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wolf-alice-win-group-of-the-year-brits-2022-3156979|title = Wolf Alice win Group of the Year at BRITs 2022: "I'm gonna get battered"|website = NME|date = 8 February 2022}}
• Pop rapper Doja Cat records a faithful cover version of Courtney Love's 1994 song "Celebrity Skin" for a Taco Bell commercial originally airing during the 2022 Super Bowl. The song is later released as a stand-alone single, and charts on multiple national rock music song charts, her first song to do so.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-covers-hole-celebrity-skin-taco-bell-1297748/|title = Doja Cat Doesn't Clown Around with Super Bowl Cover of Hole's 'Celebrity Skin'|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = 10 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/02/24/doja-cat-rock-star-seems-like-it-according-to-the-billboard-charts/|title = Doja Cat, Rock Star? Seems Like It, According to the Billboard Charts|website = Forbes}}
• Two rock songs debut on the Billboard all-format Hot 100 chart in the same week, a rare feat for rock music in the 2020s. One is Machine Gun Kelly's song "Emo Girl", while the other is Red Hot Chili Peppers first single in five years, "Black Summer".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-announce-new-album-unlimited-love-share-new-song-black-summer-listen/|title = Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album Unlimited Love, Share Video for New Song "Black Summer"|website = Pitchfork|date = 4 February 2022}}Billboard Hot 100 placeholder
• Korn releases their fourteenth studio album, Requiem, a more melodic release, with an emphasis on layering guitars. The album is released to positive reviews, and is the second best-selling album of the week on the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart. However, factoring in streaming music data with album-equivalent units, it only debuts at number 14 on the US all-format Billboard 200 chart, making it their first album since their debut album in 1994 to not debut in the top 10.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/munky-compares-korn-new-album-untouchables-interview/|title=Munky Compares Korn's New Album to 'Untouchables' Era|first=Lauryn|last=Schaffner|website=Loudwire.com|access-date=1 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/korns_new_album_fails_to_enter_billboard_top_10_making_it_first_one_since_1994.html|title = Korn's New Album Fails to Enter Billboard Top 10 Making It First One Since 1994}}{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-drummer-explains-why-requiem-contains-only-nine-songs/|title=KORN Drummer Explains Why 'Requiem' Contains Only Nine Songs|date=21 February 2022}}
• English musician Frank Turner releases his ninth studio album, FTHC. It became his first album to top the UK albums chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5253/frank-turner/|title=Frank Turner / Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=1 August 2023}}
• Canadian musician Avril Lavigne releases her seventh studio album Love Sux. The album, produced by John Feldmann, Mod Sun and Travis Barker, marks a return to her earlier pop punk sound. It debuts at number 9 on the Billboard 200, moving 30,000 album equivalent units, and is her first album since 2013 to debut in the top 10 of the chart.{{Cite journal |title=Love Sux by Avril Lavigne Reviews on Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/love-sux/avril-lavigne |journal=Metacritic}}{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2022-03-06 |title='Encanto' Enchants Billboard 200 Albums Chart With Eighth Week at No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-billboard-200-chart-number-one-eighth-week-1235040129/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
• Three Days Grace and Shinedown each have songs that top the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The fact that both have been topping the chart since the early 2000s, and keep trading places for band with most songs to top the chart, elicits discussions about staleness and dormancy of modern rock radio.{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2174737/three-days-grace-shinedown-modern-rock/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=Battle Of The '00s Hard-Rock Bands|website=Stereogum.com|date=7 February 2022|access-date=4 March 2022}}
• Tears for Fears releases their seventh studio album, and first studio album in 18 years, The Tipping Point. It debuts at number 8 on the Billboard 200, moving 31,000 album equivalent units. It become the band's highest ever charting debut, and their first in 30 years to debut in the top 10. It is also the best selling album of the week in pure sales as well.{{cite web|date=15 October 2021|title=Tears For Fears announce new album The Tipping Point|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/10/tears-for-fears-the-tipping-point/|access-date=11 December 2021|website=Classic Pop Magazine|language=en-US}}{{cite magazine |date=2022-03-07 |title=Tears for Fears' 'The Tipping Point' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tears-for-fears-tipping-point-number-one-debut-top-album-sales-chart-1235040212/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |magazine=Billboard}}
• Guitarist Slash releases his fifth solo album, 4. It is his fourth solo album featuring vocalist Myles Kennedy of Alterbridge. The album debuts in the top 10 of ten separate national album charts.{{cite web|last=Rolli|first=Bryan|title=Slash Announces New Album '4': See Release Date, Track Listing|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/slash-new-album-4-release-date-track-listing/|access-date=11 December 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}}
• Jethro Tull releases their 22nd studio album, The Zealot Gene, their first in almost 18 years.{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Ryan|title=Jethro Tull Confirm 'The Zealot Gene' Album for Early 2022|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jethro-tull-the-zealot-gene-album/|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}} It charts at number 9 on the UK OOC all-formal albums chart, making it their first album in 50 years to crack the top 10 of the UK albums chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/jethro-tull-land-first-top-ten-album-in-50-years-with-the-zealot-gene|title=Jethro Tull land first Top Ten album in 50 years with The Zealot Gene|first=Jerry|last=Ewingpublished|date=4 February 2022|website=Loudersound.com|access-date=4 March 2022}}
• Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) releases his third solo album, Earthling. It is the best selling album of the week in the US, topping the Billboard Top Album Sales chart with 16,000 copies sold.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/eddie-vedder-earthling-no-1-billboard-top-album-sales-chart-1235035524/|title=Eddie Vedder's 'Earthling' Lands at No. 1 Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|website=Billboard.com|date=24 February 2022|access-date=4 March 2022}}

• Swedish band Ghost release their fifth studio album, Impera. First started in 2020, the album's creation spanned 2 years as the band waited out the 2020 US Presidential Election season and some rougher parts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter inspired frontman Tobias Forge to revisit and complete an album idea he has had since 2014, about "the rise and fall of empires". The album debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 70,000 album equivalent units. The debut is the band best of their career in both chart position and units moved. It is the highest charting hard rock album since 2020's Power Up album by AC/DC, and the best selling hard rock album in over a year, since 2021's Medicine at Midnight album by the Foo Fighters. As of its March release, Impera was also the highest pure sales of 2022 of any album genre.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lil-durk-7220-billboard-200-no-1-album-1235046345/|title = Lil Durk Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart with '7220'|magazine = Billboard|date = 21 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/06/ghost-next-album-2021-release/|title=Ghost's next album is now slated for a 2021 release|website=consequence.net|date=17 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ghosts-tobias-forge-reveals-concept-for-bands-upcoming-album/|title=GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Reveals Concept For Band's Upcoming Album|date=30 October 2021|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=24 January 2022}}
• Feeder releases their eleventh studio album, Torpedo. Described as "heavier but still melodic", the album is themed around the band's frustrations of not being able to perform live due to COVID-19 restrictions.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/feeder-announce-new-album-torpedo-with-roaring-title-track-and-uk-tour-3028374|title=Feeder announce new album 'Torpedo' with roaring title track and UK tour|website=Nme.com|date=25 August 2021|access-date=1 February 2022}} It debuts at number 5 on the UK all-format Official Charts Company albums chart, their tenth album to place in the top ten of the chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/charli-xcx-first-uk-no-1-crash-1235049974/|title = Charli XCX Collects First U.K. No. 1 with 'Crash'|magazine = Billboard|date = 28 March 2022}}
• Machine Gun Kelly releases his sixth studio album, and second one of the rock genre. Originally announced as Born with Horns, it was later retitled to Mainstream Sellout. It tops the all-format US Billboard 200 albums chart upon release, moving 93,000 album equivalent units. It is the first rock album in over a year to top the chart, with the last ones being AC/DC and Kelly's own Tickets to My Downfall in 2020.{{cite web|date=9 August 2021|title=Machine Gun Kelly Announces New Album With Travis Barker born with horns|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/08/machine-gun-kelly-travis-barker-born-with-horns/|access-date=20 October 2021|website=Spin.com}}{{cite web|title=Machine Gun Kelly teases 'Born With Horns' release date and downplays punk transition|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-10-10/109871/machine-gun-kelly-teases-born-with-horns-release-date-and-downplays-punk-transition/|access-date=11 December 2021|website=Revolt.tv|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-travis-barker-change-album-name-mainstream-sellout/|title=Machine Gun Kelly changes upcoming album title to 'Mainstream Sellout'|date=1 February 2022|website=Altpress.com|access-date=1 February 2022}}{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2022-04-03 |title=Machine Gun Kelly's 'Mainstream Sellout' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/machine-gun-kelly-mainstream-sellout-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235054057/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Despite the success, Kelly announced that he would be returning to rap music for his future releases.{{Cite web | url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/machine-gun-kelly-quitting-rock-music | title=Machine Gun Kelly is Quitting Rock Music | date=26 April 2022 }}
• Kid Rock's twelfth studio album, Bad Reputation, fails to debut in the top 200 albums of the Billboard 200 upon its release. His prior seven albums had all debuted in the top 10 of the chart. His turn towards politics was cited as a possible reason for the steep decline since prior albums.{{cite web |last=Graham |first=Adam |title=Kid Rock's 'Bad Reputation' no-shows on Billboard 200 chart |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/03/29/kid-rocks-bad-reputation-no-shows-billboard-200-chart/7202262001/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}
• After its appearance in the March 2022 film The Batman, Nirvana's 1991 song "Something in the Way" appears on the Billboard Hot 100 all-format song chart at number 46. It is the first song of the band's to appear on the chart in 20 years, since 2002's "You Know You're Right", and the first time the song had ever appeared on the chart, with it never having been released as a single in the past.{{cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=A Nirvana Classic Finally Hits The Hot 100 Chart After 31 Years |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/nirvana-hot-100-chart-something-in-the-way-batman/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}

• At the 2022 Grammy Awards, the Foo Fighters win all three rock music themed Grammy Awards - "Making a Fire" wins Best Rock Performance, "Waiting on a War" wins Best Rock Song, and Medicine at Midnight wins Best Rock Album.{{cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |title=Grammys 2022: Jon Batiste wins album of the year, Silk Sonic takes record, song honors |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/04/03/grammys-2022-live-updates-winners/7244155001/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}
• Colombian musician Juanes wins the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album with their release Origen.{{Cite magazine|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=2022-01-18|title=The 2022 Grammy Awards Are Headed to Las Vegas on April 3|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammys-2022-head-to-las-vegas-april-1286639/|access-date=2022-01-30|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}
• Red Hot Chili Peppers release their twelfth studio album, Unlimited Love. It is their first with guitarist John Frusciante since he rejoined the band in 2019. It tops the Billboard 200 albums chart upon its debut week, moving 97,500 album equivalent units. It is their second album to top the chart, and their first since 2006's Stadium Arcadium. Additionally, the album replacing Machine Gun Kelly's Mainstream Sellout as a chart topper makes it the first time since 2017 that the chart had back to back rock artists topping the chart, when Foo Fighters and The Killers did it with Concrete and Gold and Wonderful Wonderful respectively.{{cite web|date=8 January 2020|title=New Red Hot Chili Peppers Album With John Frusciante Is Coming|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/01/red-hot-chili-peppers-new-album-john-frusciante/|website=Spin.com}}{{cite web|author=Keith Caulfield |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/red-hot-chili-peppers-unlimited-love-billboard-200-albums-chart-debut-1235057502/ |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Unlimited Love' Lands at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |work=Billboard |date=2019-09-03 |accessdate=2022-04-20}}
• Pink Floyd reunites to release a one-off song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!". It is the band's first release of new music since 1994's The Division Bell. The song is in support of Ukraine in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and feature vocals from Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band Boombox.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pink-floyd-new-song-hey-hey-rise-up-support-ukraine |title=Pink Floyd Share New Song "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" to Support Ukraine: Listen |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2022-04-07 |accessdate=2022-04-20}}
• Jack White releases his first of two studio albums planned for 2022, Fear of the Dawn, the other being Entering Heaven Alive in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/jack-white-new-albums-2022/|title=Jack White releasing two new albums in 2022|website=Consequence.net|date=11 November 2021|access-date=4 March 2022}} Fear of the Dawn debuts in the top ten of at least six separate national album charts.

• Guitarist Amen leaves Finnish band Lordi after disagreements with other band members.{{cite news |last1=Järvinen |first1=Samuel |title=Lordi's long-time guitar player Amen leaves the band: "My heart has never been as heavy as it is today" |url=https://chaoszine.net/lordis-long-time-guitar-player-amen-leaves-the-band-my-heart-has-never-been-as-heavy-as-it-is-today/ |access-date=6 May 2022 |work=Chaoszine |date=6 May 2022}}
• My Chemical Romance releases their first new song in 8 years, "The Foundations of Decay".{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/arts/music/playlist-my-chemical-romance-kendrick-lamar.html | title=My Chemical Romance's Prog-Emo Surprise, and 12 More New Songs | newspaper=The New York Times | date=13 May 2022 | last1=Pareles | first1=Jon | last2=Herrera | first2=Isabelia | last3=Russonello | first3=Giovanni | last4=Zoladz | first4=Lindsay }}
• The Black Keys release their eleventh studio album, Dropout Boogie. It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, moving 33,000 album equivalent units. It is the band's sixth album to chart in the top 10 of the chart, and their second within a year, after Delta Kream in May 2021.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kendrick-lamar-mr-morale-and-the-big-steppers-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235074088/ | title=Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart | magazine=Billboard }}
• Swedish band Draconian announce the departure of singer Heike Langhans, the return of Lisa Johansson on vocals, and the addition of guitarist Niklas Nord.{{cite web|author=Alexandra Revenco|url=http://dinintunerec.com/2022/05/04/draconian-lineup-change-heike-leaves-lisa-returns/|title=Draconian lineup change: Heike leaves and Lisa returns|publisher=Din Intunerec|access-date=May 5, 2022|date=May 4, 2022}}

• British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree releases their first new studio album in 13 years, Closure/Continuation. The album was recorded intermittently over the course of a decade in complete secrecy while frontman Steven Wilson pursued a solo career and other members moved on to other projects. The COVID pandemic halted their other projects and allowed them the time to finally complete the album. The album title is self-referential to the fact that the band is uncertain if this is the end of the band's career, or the start of a new era. The album tops four separate national charts in Europe and peaks at number 2 in the UK, all career highs.{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/porcupine-tree-rats-return-video-steve-wilson-interview-tour-tickets-3249892 | title=Porcupine Tree share video for 'Rats Return' and tell us: "We're the quintessential cult band" | website=NME | date=17 June 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.innerviews.org/inner/porcupine-tree?fbclid=IwAR1Oik4qY0_upGRGsOyvoVk4F2EDVy8pNv19HFVwZefAlXr8UznTTEl-1do&fs=e&s=cl | title=Porcupine Tree - Collective Action }}
• Coheed and Cambria releases their tenth studio album, Vaxis - Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind. The album will continue the story of their long running series of concept albums, though frontman Claudio Sanchez notes that parts of the story are still in flux, as some plot points have felt insensitive in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|date=20 July 2021|title=Coheed and Cambria's Next Album Will Arrive in 2021 or 2022|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/07/20/coheed-and-cambrias-next-album-will-arrive-in-2021-or-2022/|access-date=13 October 2021|website=MetalSucks|language=en}}
• Many rock musicians speak out in protest against of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, including Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Hayley Williams of Paramore, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day goes as far as saying he would renounce his own US citizenship over it.{{cite web | url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/rock-musicians-express-dismay-at-overturning-of-roe-v-wade | title=Rock musicians express dismay at overturning of Roe v. Wade | date=26 June 2022 }}

• Shinedown releases their seventh studio album, Planet Zero. The album was initially scheduled to be released in late 2021, and then delayed to April 2022, before finally being released in July.{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip|title=Shinedown Will Livestream Their 'Planet Zero' Release Show for Free |url=https://loudwire.com/shinedown-planet-zero-livestream/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Loudwire |language=en}} It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 43,000 album equivalent units. It's their fifth album to debut in the top 10 of the chart, but has a 17,000 unit drop from their prior album, 2018's Attention Attention.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-fourth-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235112395/ | title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Lands Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 | magazine=Billboard }}
• Jack White releases Entering Heaven Alive on July 22, 2022, his second album of the year. His first of the year, Fear of the Dawn, highlights a heavier sound, while Entering Heaven Alive features softer and acoustic music.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Thomas |date=2022-07-22 |title=Jack White - 'Entering Heaven Alive' review: his richest and most satisfying solo era yet |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/jack-white-entering-heaven-alive-review-3274763 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} Entering Heaven Alive debuts at number 9 on the Billboard 200, moving 27,000 album equivalent units.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-seventh-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235120583/ | title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Hits Seventh Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart | magazine=Billboard }}
• Dance Gavin Dance releases their tenth studio album, Jackpot Juicer. It debuts at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 33,500 album equivalent units. It is the band's first album to debut in the top 10 of the chart.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-renaissance-billboard-200-debut-no-1-1235123568/ | title=Beyonce's 'Renaissance' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 with Year's Biggest Debut by a Woman | magazine=Billboard }}
• Rage Against the Machine plays their first live performance in over 11 years, and makes headlines for their commentary critical of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, including the catchphrase "Abort the Supreme Court". They also commit to giving almost half a million dollars in concert ticket revenue towards reproductive rights organizations.{{cite web | url=https://www.avclub.com/rage-against-the-machine-supreme-court-1849162679 | title=Rage Against the Machine says "abort the Supreme Court" | website=The A.V. Club | date=10 July 2022 }}

• Panic! at the Disco releases their seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance. The album features work from Butch Walker who was said to add "a sound that showcases guitars and nods to the arena rock sound of decades past, primarily the 1970s".{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/panic-at-the-disco-return-new-single-album-viva-las-vengeance-1235281969/ | title=Panic! At the Disco Returns with New Single, Unveils Track List for 'Viva las Vengeance' Album | date=June 2022 }} While the prior two studio albums topped the Billboard 200 chart, Viva Las Vengeance did not, and missed the top ten altogether, debuting at 13.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/panic-at-the-disco-2/chart-history/tlp/ | title=Panic! At the Disco | magazine=Billboard }}
• Five Finger Death Punch releases their ninth studio album, AfterLife. The album is not a formal concept album, but was created as a cohesive unit. The album debuts at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 29,000 album equivalent units. The debut is the highest rock album of the week on the chart, landing above Panic! at the Disco's Viva Las Vengeance, and also topping the Billboard Hot Hard Rock albums chart, but it still a drop from their prior album, F8, which moved 55,000 units in its first week.{{cite web | url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/five-finger-death-punch-launch-gnarly-new-single-iou-confirm-album-details | title=Five Finger Death Punch launch gnarly new single IOU, confirm album details | date=13 May 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/09/01/news/five-finger-death-punchs-afterlife-opens-in-the-top-10-of-the-billboard-200/#:~:text=Five%20Finger%20Death%20Punch%27s,were%20attributed%20to%20album%20sales | title=Five Finger Death Punch's "AfterLife" Opens in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 | date=2 September 2022 }}
• Muse releases their ninth studio album, Will of the People, becoming their seventh consecutive UK number one album,{{Cite web|first=Carl|last=Smith|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/muse-claim-seventh-uk-number-1-album-with-will-of-the-people__37325/|title=Muse claim seventh UK Number 1 album with Will Of The People|work=Official Charts Company|date=2 September 2022|access-date=2 September 2022}} selling over 300,000 units by the start of 2023.

• Swedish band Ghost's 2019 song "Mary on a Cross" goes viral on TikTok after a fan releases a slowed down version of the track. The band, in turn, officially releases their own slowed down version of the song, which goes on to top the Billboard Hot Hard Rock streaming songs chart, and eventually even find cross-over success, peaking at 90 on the all-format Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is the band's first to reach the Hot 100 chart, despite not even being a single or their most recent studio album.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ghosts-mary-on-a-cross-tiktok-hard-rock-streaming-songs-chart/ | title=Ghost's 'Mary on a Cross' Rides TikTok Trend to No. 1 on Hard Rock Streaming Songs Chart | magazine=Billboard }}{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ghost-lands-on-billboard-hot-100-chart-for-first-time-ever-with-mary-on-a-cross | title=GHOST Lands on Billboard Hot 100 Chart for First Time Ever with 'Mary on a Cross' | date=20 September 2022 }}
• Megadeth's sixteenth studio album, The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 43,000 album equivalent units. It is their first album in 6 years, and their eighth studio album to debut in the top 10 of the chart.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-tenth-week-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235137233/ | title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Hits 10th Week at No. 1, Most Weeks Atop Billboard 200 in over a Year | magazine=Billboard }}
• Ozzy Osbourne releases his thirteenth studio album, Patient Number 9. It is his second album to be produced by Andrew Watt, and was recorded while Osbourne was struggling with medical issues affecting his physical health. The album debuts at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving 56,000 album equivalent units, and is his ninth album to debut in the top 10. It is also his highest ever charting album in the UK - debuting at number 2 - and hits the top 10 of over 13 other national album charts.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-billboard-200-chart-number-one-most-weeks-2016-1235140844/ | title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Has Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Since 2016 | magazine=Billboard }}{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/ | title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company | website=Official Charts }}{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ozzy-osbournes-patient-number-9-is-his-highest-charting-solo-album-in-u-k | title=OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Patient Number 9' is His Highest-Charting Solo Album in U.K. | date=19 September 2022 }}
• Slipknot releases their seventh studio album, The End, So Far, on September 30, 2022. It is described by frontman Corey Taylor as a heavier version of their melodic album Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses.{{cite web |author=Joe DiVita |title=New Slipknot Album 'Like a Heavier Version' of 'Vol. 3' Says Corey Taylor in Big Update |url=https://loudwire.com/new-slipknot-album-heavier-version-vol-3-corey-taylor/ |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Loudwire.com}} It debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, breaking the band's 3 album streak of topping the chart with All Hope is Gone (2008), .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), and We Are Not Your Kind (2019). The album does top the UK chart.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-number-one-12th-week-billboard-200-chart-1235148849/ | title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for 12th Week | magazine=Billboard }}

• Nothing More releases their sixth studio album, Spirits. It is their first since their 2017 Grammy nominated The Stories We Tell Ourselves and "Go to War".{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/nothing-more-100-percent-focused-new-album-2020/|title=Nothing More '100 Percent Focused' on New Album in 2020|first=Chad|last=Childers|website=Loudwire.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2021/08/16/news/nothing-more-finishing-up-recording-new-album/|title = Nothing More Finishing up Recording New Album|website=Theprp.com|date = 16 August 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/06/23/news/nothing-more-detail-new-album-spirits-debut-title-track/ | title=Nothing More Detail New Album "Spirits", Debut Title Track | date=24 June 2022 }}
• Alter Bridge releases their seventh studio album, titled Pawns & Kings. The album was written and recorded across the last few years as band members balanced it with their respective other musical projects.{{cite web|date=16 May 2021|title=ALTER BRIDGE To Record New Album In 2022|url=https://archive.blabbermouth.net/news/alter-bridge-to-record-new-album-in-2022/|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Blabbermouth.net}}{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/mark-tremonti-reveals-alter-bridge-2022-album-title-release-date/ | title=Mark Tremonti Reveals Next Alter Bridge Album Title + Release Date | website=Loudwire }}
• Red Hot Chili Peppers releases their second full-length, 17 track studio album of 2022, Return of the Dream Canteen.{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/red-hot-chili-peppers-second-2022-album-return-of-the-dream-canteen/ | title=Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal Release Plans for Second 2022 Studio Album | website=Loudwire }}
• Blink 182 reforms their original lineup for the first time in a decade, with Tom Delonge rejoining Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, and release their first new material as that trio in over a decade, named "Edging".{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/blink-182-release-edging-first-new-song-with-tom-delonge-in-10-years-listen/ | title=Blink-182 Release "Edging," First New Song with Tom DeLonge in 10 Years | website=Pitchfork | date=14 October 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2022/10/blink-182-reunion-world-tour-new-music/ | title=Blink-182's Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker reunite for world tour and new music | date=11 October 2022 }}
• British band Architects release their tenth studio album, The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit. The album is said to move further away from their prior metalcore sound into industrial music.{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/architects-announce-the-classic-symptoms-of-a-broken-spirit-album-share-tear-gas-single | title=ARCHITECTS Announce 'The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit' Album, Share 'Tear Gas' Single | date=12 July 2022 }}
• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard releases three albums, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava, Laminated Denim, and Changes.

• The Smashing Pumpkins released their twelfth studio album, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts. The album is described as a sequel concept album exploring concepts started in the band's prior concept albums Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1996) and Machina/The Machines of God. The release has an uncommon release format, entailing three separate 11 song releases in 11 week intervals, culminating in a boxset release that contains all 33 songs and an additional 10 exclusive songs. Atum: Act One released on November 15, 2022, while Atum: Act Two is scheduled for January 31, 2023, and Atum: Act Three and the box-set is scheduled for April 23, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/smashing-pumpkins-release-new-single-beguiled-and-tell-us-about-their-three-part-rock-opera-atum-3313249 | title=Smashing Pumpkins release new single 'Beguiled' and tell us about their three-part "rock opera", 'ATUM' | website=NME | date=20 September 2022 }}
• Nickelback released their tenth studio album, and first in 5 years, Get Rollin' on November 18, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nickelback-announces-get-rollin-album-details-shares-new-single-san-quentin | title=NICKELBACK Announces 'Get Rollin'' Album Details, Shares New Single 'San Quentin' | date=7 September 2022 }}
• Disturbed releases their eighth studio album Divisive. Frontman David Draiman described the album as sounding like their older material, including their first (The Sickness) and third (Ten Thousand Fists) albums. The album is the bands first since their debut album to not debut in the top ten of the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at number 13.{{cite web | url=https://audioinkradio.com/2021/11/disturbed-aiming-fall-2022-release-new-album/ | title=Disturbed Aiming for Fall 2022 Release for New Album | date=2 December 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/disturbed-divisive-album-unstoppable-song-lyrics/ | title=Disturbed Announce 'Divisive' Album + Debut Pounding New Song 'Unstoppable' | website=Loudwire }}

• Metallica's song "Lux Aeterna" tops the Mainstream Rock chart, and starts a ten-week run at the top that goes into 2023.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/rtt/ | title=Metallica | magazine=Billboard }}

• Coldplay begin the Music of the Spheres World Tour in Costa Rica on 18 March 2022.
• Weezer, Green Day, and Fall Out Boy reschedule the European leg of their joint Hella Mega Tour for 2021, and then again to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-weezer-fall-out-boy-announce-rescheduled-hella-mega-tour-uk-ireland-dates-2021-2685329|title=Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy reveal rescheduled 'Hella Mega Tour' UK and Ireland dates for 2021|website=NME|date=10 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/green-day-weezer-and-fall-out-boy-reveal-2021-hella-mega-tour-dates/|title=Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy Reveal 2021 Hella Mega Tour Dates|first=Allison|last=Hussey|website=Pitchfork|date=July 2020}}{{cite web|last=Turner|first=James|date=28 April 2021|title=Hella Mega Tour featuring Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer rescheduled for 2022|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/hella-mega-tour-featuring-green-day-fall-out-boy-and-weezer-rescheduled-for-2022|access-date=13 October 2021|website=loudersound|language=en}}
• My Chemical Romance reschedules their reunion tour for 2022. It was originally scheduled for 2020, but was delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/my-chemical-romance-reschedule-tour-dates-for-2021-1016235/|title=My Chemical Romance Reschedule Tour Dates for 2021|first1=Claire|last1=Shaffer|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 June 2020}}{{cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|title=My Chemical Romance Push Rescheduled 2021 Dates to 2022|url=https://loudwire.com/my-chemical-romance-2021-tour-dates/|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Loudwire.com|language=en}}
• Rage Against the Machine reschedules their reunion tour for 2021, and then again for March 2022, both times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-reschedule-reunion-tour-2021-993233/|title=Rage Against the Machine Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2021|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2 May 2020}}{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=8 April 2021|title=Rage Against the Machine Postpone Reunion Tour to 2022|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-postpone-reunion-tour-2022-1153301/|access-date=13 October 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}
• Foo Fighters - delay the European leg of their Medicine at Midnight-supporting tour to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|date=19 April 2021|title=Foo Fighters announce rescheduled European tour dates for 2022|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-announce-rescheduled-european-tour-dates-for-2022-2923522|access-date=13 October 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB}} Much of the year's touring was eventually cancelled after the death of member Taylor Hawkins.
• Aerosmith reschedules their 50th anniversary tour for September 2021, and then again for September 2022, when it is finally performed.{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/aerosmith-50th-anniversary-show-fenway-park/|title=Aerosmith Reschedule 50th Anniversary Stadium Show for 2021|website=Loudwire}}{{cite web|title=2021 Fenway Park concerts: Full schedule of shows for this summer|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/05/20/aerosmith-fenway-park-concert-delayed-2022/|access-date=13 October 2021|website=Boston.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-aerosmith-plays-50th-anniversary-concert-at-fenway-park | title=Watch: AEROSMITH Plays 50th-Anniversary Concert at Fenway Park | date=9 September 2022 }}
• Rammstein are scheduled to begin their European stadium tour on 15 May, after it was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|last=Qureshi|first=Arusa|title=Rammstein's new album will arrive ahead of their 2022 world tour|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rammstein-announce-new-album-will-arrive-ahead-of-2022-world-tour-3095245#:~:text=The%20German%20metal%20pioneers%20start,Mexico%20City%20on%20October%204.|date=14 November 2021|website=NME|access-date=30 March 2022|language=en}}
• Aklasan Fest, the world's Filipino punk rock music festival in the US, returns after being cancelled two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2022/08/19/1116742810/san-francisco-aklasan-filipino-punk-festival-returns | title=Aklasan Fest, the only Filipino punk festival in the U.S., celebrates its return | website=NPR | date=19 August 2022 | last1=Katigbak | first1=Justin }}
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer member Carl Palmer announces a live concert in November 2022 of him performing the band's songs with high quality live performance video footage of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake performing, who both passed away in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/emerson-lake-palmer-to-reunite-using-modern-technology | title=EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER to 'Reunite' Using Modern Technology | date=6 September 2022 }}
• Nine Inch Nails performs a belated concert celebrating their 2020 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that had been repeatedly delayed due to COVID, in September 2022. Frontman Trent Reznor recruits members from earlier lineups of the band to perform some songs, including Richard Patrick (of Filter) and Danny Lohner. Patrick even performs a cover of "Hey Man Nice Shot", the first single Patrick released in 1995 after deciding to break away from Nine Inch Nails to start his own band (Filter).{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/nine-inch-nails-reunites-with-early-members-cover-filter-song-watch/ | title=Nine Inch Nails Reunite with Early Members, Cover Filter Song | website=Pitchfork | date=25 September 2022 }}

• 4 January – {{ill|Andrzej Nowak (guitarist)|pl|Andrzej Nowak (gitarzysta)|lt=Andrzej Nowak}}, 63, Polish guitarist (TSA), composer and music producer{{cite web|url=https://muzyka.dziennik.pl/news/artykuly/8327229,andrzej-nowak-smierc.html|title=Nie żyje Andrzej Nowak, gitarzysta i założyciel TSA|website=Muzyka|date=4 January 2022|language=pl}}
• 12 January – Ronnie Spector, 78, American singer and front woman of the Ronettes{{Cite web |last=Griggs |first=Megan Thomas,Brandon |date=2022-01-12 |title=Ronnie Spector, lead singer of The Ronettes, dead at 78 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/entertainment/ronnie-spector-the-ronettes-dies/index.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}
• 21 January – Michael Lee Aday, 74, professionally known as Meat Loaf, American singer known for his top-selling album Bat Out of Hell{{cite news|title=Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, has died at 74|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/entertainment/meat-loaf-obit/index.html|access-date=21 January 2022|website=Cnn.com|date=21 January 2022|language=en}}
• 1 February – Hiroshima, Japanese drummer (G.I.S.M.).{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/76538/inmemoriam-tohru-monamour-hiroshima-of-gism-has-passed-away|title=Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima of GISM has passed away|website=Punk News|access-date=15 February 2022}} (death announced on this date)
• 9 February – Ian McDonald, 75, English multi-instrumentalist of King Crimson and Foreigner{{Cite magazine |last=Shteamer |first=Hank |date=2022-02-11 |title=Ian McDonald, King Crimson and Foreigner Co-Founder, Dead at 75 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ian-mcdonald-king-crimson-dead-obit-1298588/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
• 10 February – Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish heavy metal musician (Kat){{cite news |title=Zmarł lider Kata Roman Kostrzewski |url=https://www.salon24.pl/newsroom/1204474,zmarl-lider-kata-roman-kostrzewski |access-date=11 February 2022 |publisher=Salon 24 |date=10 February 2022}}
• 19 February – Gary Brooker, 76, English pianist and frontman of Procol Harum{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2022-02-22 |title=Procol Harum Frontman Gary Brooker Dead at 76 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/procol-harum-frontman-gary-brooker-dead-obituary-1310688/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
• 22 February – Mark Lanegan, 57, solo artist and frontman of Screaming Trees{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mark-lanegan-screaming-trees-dead-obituary-1311045/|title = Mark Lanegan, Grunge Pioneer and Screaming Trees Singer, Dead at 57|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = 22 February 2022}}
• 25 March – Taylor Hawkins, 50, drummer of the Foo Fighters{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-taylor-hawkins-has-died|title=Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Has Died|magazine=Pitchfork|date=25 March 2022}}
• 30 March – Jun Lopito, 64, Filipino guitarist{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/filipino-rock-icon-jun-lopito-has-died-3193738|title=Filipino rock icon Jun Lopito has died|website=NME|date=30 March 2022|access-date=30 March 2022}}
• 15 April – Koji, 49, Japanese guitarist of kei rock band La'cryma Christi (esophageal cancer)[https://alice-in-menswear.com/content1/?no=IEVHCN62SsVq3xcg3hSESSC KOJIが安らかに旅立ちました] {{in lang|ja}}
• 3 May – Valeri Kocharov, 74, Georgian rock guitarist and singer{{cite web|url=https://tabula.ge/en/news/685436-74-clis-asakshi-kartveli-rok-momgherali-valeri|title=74 წლის ასაკში ქართველი როკ მომღერალი ვალერი კოჩაროვი გარდაიცვალა|work=tabula.ge|date=3 May 2022|language=ka}}
• 26 May
• Alan White, 72, English drummer of Yes{{Cite web |author=Toyin Owoseje |title=Alan White, Yes and Plastic Ono Band drummer, dead at 72 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/entertainment/alan-white-dead-intl-scli-gbr/index.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=CNN|date=27 May 2022 }}
• Andy Fletcher, 60, English musician and keyboardist for Depeche Mode{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2022-05-26 |title=Depeche Mode Keyboardist Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher Dead at 60 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-andy-fletch-fletcher-dead-1359207/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
• 5 June – Alec John Such, 70, American bassist and founding member of Bon Jovi{{Cite web |author=Joe Sutton |title=Alec John Such, founding Bon Jovi member and bassist, has died |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/05/entertainment/alec-john-such-bon-jovi-bassist-death/index.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=CNN|date=6 June 2022 }}
• 23 June – Massimo Morante, 69, Italian guitarist (Goblin) and film composer{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Goblin guitarist/co-founder Massimo Morante dies at 70 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/goblin-guitaristco-founder-massimo-morante-dies-at-70/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=23 June 2022}}
• 5 July – Manny Charlton, 80, Scottish rock guitarist (Nazareth).{{Cite news |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date=2022-07-19 |title=Manny Charlton obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jul/19/manny-charlton-obituary |access-date=2022-07-20 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}
• 22 August – {{ill|Piotr Szkudelski|pl}}, 66, Polish drummer (Perfect).[https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/piotr-szkudelski-nie-zyje-perkusista-perfectu-mial-66-lat/fj0df9j,79cfc278 Piotr Szkudelski nie żyje. Perkusista Perfectu miał 66 lat] {{in lang|pl}}
• 24 September – John Hartman, 72, American drummer and founding member of the Doobie Brothers{{Cite web |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |date=2022-09-24 |title=John Hartman, Doobie Brothers' Founding Drummer, Dies at 72 |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/john-hartman-dead-doobie-brothers-drummer-1235382641/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
• 3 October – Mon Legaspi, 54, Filipino bassist of Wolfgang (cardiac arrest){{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/846871/bassist-mon-legaspi-passes-away/story/ |title=Bassist Mon Legaspi passes away|date=4 October 2022|website=GMI News Online|access-date=9 October 2022}}
• 28 October - Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American pianist and singer{{Cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |date=2022-10-28 |title=Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock 'n' Roll Original, Dies at 87 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/arts/music/jerry-lee-lewis-dead.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 6 November – Dan Fawcett, 52, Canadian guitarist (Helix) (murdered; body discovered on this date){{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/helix-guitarist-dan-daniel-fawcett-murdered/ |title=Daniel Fawcett, ex-guitarist for Canadian rock icons Helix, found murdered|website=Loudwire|date=9 November 2022}}
• 8 November - Dan McCafferty, 76, Scottish vocalist and founding member of Nazareth{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=2022-11-14 |title=Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Frontman Who Sang 'Love Hurts,' Dies at 76 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/arts/music/dan-mccafferty-dead.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 10 November – {{ill|Chris Koerts|nl}}, 74, Dutch guitarist and composer (Earth and Fire).[https://nos.nl/artikel/2451952-earth-and-fire-gitarist-chris-koerts-74-overleden Earth & Fire-gitarist Chris Koerts (74) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}
• 18 November – {{ill|Serhiy Stepanenko|uk|Степаненко Сергій}}, 58, Ukrainian bass guitarist (Komu Vnyz)[https://glavcom.ua/country/culture/pomer-zasnovnik-lehendarnoho-rok-hurtu-komu-vniz-serhij-stepanenko-890264.html Помер засновник легендарного рок-гурту «Кому Вниз» Сергій Степаненко] {{in lang|uk}}
• 20 November – Riho Sibul, 64, Estonian guitarist (Ultima Thule){{cite news |title=Suri kitarrist, laulja ja helilooja Riho Sibul |url=https://www.postimees.ee/7652358/suri-kitarrist-laulja-ja-helilooja-riho-sibul |access-date=20 November 2022 |publisher=Postimees |date=20 November 2022}}
• 30 November - Christine McVie, 79, English singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and member of Fleetwood Mac{{Cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=2022-11-30 |title=Christine McVie, Hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, Is Dead at 79 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/arts/music/christine-mcvie-dead.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 6 December (body found) – Hamish Kilgour, 65, New Zealand musician (The Clean){{cite news |title=The Clean's Hamish Kilgour found dead |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/300757350/the-cleans-hamish-kilgour-found-dead |access-date=6 December 2022 |work=Stuff |date=6 December 2022}}
• 31 December – Jeremiah Green, 45, American indie rock drummer (Modest Mouse){{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/01/entertainment/jeremiah-green-obit-trnd/index.html | title=Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green dead at 45 }}

• Circa Survive (indefinite hiatus){{cite web | url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/44479/Circa-Survive-announce-hiatus/ | title=Circa Survive announce hiatus | date=18 October 2022 | website=Sputnikmusic.com | access-date=25 October 2022 }}
• Every Time I Die{{cite web | url=https://www.punknews.org/article/76412/breakups-every-time-i-die-break-up | title=Break-ups: Every Time I die break up }}
• Sixx A.M.{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/01/31/dj-ashba-says-sixxam-is-over-i-have-no-intention-of-doing-anything-further-with-it/|title=DJ Ashba Thinks Sixx:AM Is Over: "I Have No Intention of Doing Anything Further With It"|date=31 January 2022|website=Metalsucks.net|access-date=1 February 2022}}
• Tristania (Norwegian band){{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/norwegian-gothic-metal-pioneers-tristania-call-it-quits | title=Norwegian Gothic Metal Pioneers TRISTANIA Call It Quits | date=17 September 2022 }}

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