The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, "A Thousand Suns" (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band's fifth album, "Living Things" (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth album, "The Hunting Party" (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and their seventh album, "One More Light" (2017), was their first pop-oriented record. Linkin Park went on a hiatus when longtime lead vocalist Bennington died by suicide in July 2017. In April 2020, bassist Dave Farrell revealed the band was working on new music.