opera Blood on the Highway was released in May 2007. The story portrays the rise and fall of a rock'n'roll star. Lead vocals role were split between Hensley and Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath), Jørn Lande (ex-The Snakes, Masterplan), John Lawton and Eve Gallagher. In September 2008, Hensley went on stage again with former Heep bandmates Lawton, Kerslake and Newton along with ex-Focus guitarist Jan Dumée, for the "Heepvention 2008" fans meeting. Hensley continued to write and record a series of new albums, beginning with a collection of songs under the title of Love & Other Mysteries, recorded near his home in Spain and followed in 2011 by Faster, his first studio recording of new songs with his live band, Live Fire. A CD of one of his solo concerts was released by Cherry Red Records in 2013, shortly followed by a live CD recorded with Live Fire during a September/October tour. Trouble, an album of 10 new songs recorded with a revised Live Fire line-up was released, again by Cherry Red, in September the same year. In later years, Hensley and his wife Monica lived in the village of Agost near Alicante in Spain. Hensley died on 4 November 2020, at the age of 75 following a short illness. He had finished an album titled My Book of Answers before his death, that was released on 5 March 2021. Bands and guest appearances The Gods (1965–1969) – lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar Head Machine (1969) – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars (This was a one-album project put together by a producer) Toe Fat (1969) – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards Uriah Heep (1970–1980) – keyboards, backing and occasional lead vocals, acoustic and slide guitar, primary songwriter Weed (1971) – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars (A one-album side project for Hensley. The other musicians playing on the album are thought to have been from a German band called Virus) Shotgun (1981) – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars Ken Hensley Band (1981) – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars Blackfoot (1982–1985) – keyboards, backing vocals, slide guitar W.A.S.P. (The Headless Children, 1989) – keyboards Cinderella (Heartbreak Station, 1990) – Hammond organ Ken Hensley & Visible Faith (1999) – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars Bruce Cameron (Midnight Daydream, 1999) – keyboards Hensley/Lawton Band (2000–2001) – keyboards, guitars, lead and backing vocals Ken Hensley/John Wetton (2001) – keyboards, guitars, lead and backing vocals Ken Hensley & Free Spirit