L'Amour was a music venue in Brooklyn, New York, run by Mike and George Parente.
Commonly pronounced "La-Morz" by patrons,[2] the venue hosted many of hard rock and heavy metal's biggest artists, including Iron Maiden, Kiss, Megadeth and Metallica, as well as frequently featuring underground bands from across the country and across the globe.
[3][4] The historic Paramount Theatre in Staten Island, which opened as a cinema in 1930, was converted to a rock venue in 1980, operated by the owners of L'Amour.
The club enjoyed success for several years, hosting bands like Venom, Metallica, the Rods and Vandenberg during 1982 and 1983.
[9] In its later years, L'Amour gave rise to many acts in the hardcore scene, including Agnostic Front, Carnivore, Biohazard, Type O Negative, Life Of Agony, Candiria, Full Blown Chaos, Madball, Most Precious Blood, Pro-Pain, Pyro Myth, Sick of it All and Sworn Enemy.