Devin Townsend's Lightwork is probably my favorite album of '22 (it at least made up for The Puzzle/Snuggles, which I don't like at all). But I haven't listened to a lot of new stuff this year, including the new Megadeth or Ghost.
The only live bands I saw this year were Priest and Queensryche (in Corbin). I skipped on seeing Maiden (I've already seen 'em live nine times and I only like a few songs from their latest album) and King Diamond.