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Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Amber Hickman doesn’t think Face of Mercy will be the same without Amber Hickman

A couple of days ago, we received an e-mail here at TexasGigs informing us that the band Face of Mercy had broken up. As is our standard procedure, we made some adjustments to the band's biography to let fans know that they were no longer together.

But then today we got surprising - and shocking! - news that Face of Mercy had not broken up. Rather, they have parted ways with lead singer Amber Hickman. Here is the email we received:

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From: Johnson-Hickman, Amber J.

To: texasgigs@pegasusnews.com

Subject: Face of Mercy

The band has not completely disbanded but the lead singer Amber has left the band for pretty good reasons. Now, the band is on a search for a new lead singer who can accomplish what Amber did and then some, but I personally doubt they'll be able to find a replacement to surpass her hard work, killer vocals and stage presence.

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We took a close look at the email and noticed who wrote it - Amber J. Johnson-Hickman. Hmmmm....is it possible that the "Amber J. Johnson-Hickman" who wrote the e-mail is the same Amber Hickman who left the band? Furthermore, we went back and checked to see who wrote the first e-mail informing us of the band's break-up. That's right - "Amber J. Johnson-Hickman." Did she believe that the band wouldn't be able to continue without her?

Can anyone else from Face of Mercy update us on the band's status and tell us whether it will be able to survive the loss of a lead singer who brings "hard work, killer vocals and stage presence?"

In a related story, we have heard rumors that a hard working singer with killer vocals and killer stage presence is looking for a new band.



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Alan Cohen, says:

We received an email from Face of Mercy saying - "We have disbanded for now." The band also went on to sing the praises of Amber saying "its all love here within Face Of Mercy".

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Mike Orren, says:

Wow. This is a great story. One can see all sorts of parallels into ones' own real life.

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yelduck9, says:

I know the members of Face of Mercy, and honestly I am shocked that Amber is so full of herself. The band kicked her out, and for excellent reasons. I honestly think that Amber is so full of herself that she thinks it isnt possible to have a band without her. My thoughts towards that are that the band was good without her, and will be better now that she is gone. I hope that no other band has to go through the crap that she brings with her. I can't believe that she wrote this letter. She honestly is simply full of herself.

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3 years, 5 months ago
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Audacity, says:

HaHa i find yelduck9 to be very hilarious. It is quite obvious who this person is....but that is not important now is it? But what is in fact important is getting all of the facts right. I believe Amber did indeed quit on that very night of their last show...not getting kicked out... so that was very false...referring to what yelduck9 typed. Ok moving along. I do infact agree that this e-mail was unecessary on Amber's part, but she knows that. And a question for yelduck9....What kind of "crap" did amber bring to Face of Mercy that u think she would take to another band? Hmm? Probably none that u can think of.And instead of commenting on websites and what not..i think the appropriate thing and mature thing, probably know nothing about maturity anyways, would be to actually go to Amber with all of this "crap" u are typing.I also want to know yelduck9 what are the excellent reasons on why she got kicked out...hm? What also makes me laugh about this whole situation is that they seem like Amber did nothing for this band....but what i do remember when going to their first gig in Greenville is that everybody was actually saying that Amber was the best thing to happen to the band...now what happened to that yelduck9? Was that a lie? Were yall just trying to make Amber feel good, even though she doesnt need that? But what i think everybody who has something negative to say about anybody should do is actually go to the person and talk about it....all this blogging and what not is getting quite old and everybody should move on...like im about to do right now. Have a very blessed day :-)

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puncie30, says:

You know this is getting kind of old! Amber made a mistake and she apologized for it so move on. Personally I can see why she left, and yes she did leave she did not get kicked out. If you think about it, she deserves the props that she has given herself. She is an African American female that has broken the stereotype and has sung lead for a rock band.

To take some of the focus off of Amber for a minute, why if the bands name is Face of Mercy the my space page for this band is "lanceguitar"? (like he is the only person that makes the band.) Chris and Jarred you guys need to get a hint, it is not about Face of Mercy it's all about Lance and his ego. Seems he has a lot to say about Amber well who wrote your songs? Can you answer that and please don't say it was a collective effort because that would be a collective lie! Reading all the blogs that Lance and his girlfriend (give her a hand) has written about Amber this so called christian, indie, or whatever you call yourself group has thrown yourself to the dogs in my book. Maybe you guys should really breakup, cause whether you find a singer as talented as Amber or not that still will not surpass the fact that your bass player can't play and Lance you could use a little work yourself. Sorry for being so harsh but it is the truth. I wish you guys the best of luck in your future endeavors.

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headfirstforhalos, says:

Who the hell is Face of Mercy? Besides that, why would you(texas gigs), waste your time posting and promoting trash and slander. You obviusly don't have anything else to report on. Why not write some music reviews or work on something productive.

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Alan Cohen, says:

Hello anonymous user ... I wrote about it cause the emails made me laugh.

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