Someone once said that "charisma is the ability to influence people with logic," so in our Top 11 this week we decided to list 11 artists who made their fans love their music simply as a consequence of the influence and veneration that people feel for the artist themselves.

There are many characteristics of charisma that shape these artists, but perhaps the most important is the way they manage to communicate with their audience. The way they speak (even if it's through a devilish guitar like Angus Young's) and lead the audience into a total sharing of feelings.

Dio is the nicest musician in Metal.

Check out our list below and let us know in the comments if you think we missed any musicians!

11) Mike Patton

10) James Hetfield

09) Joan Jett

08) Alice Cooper

07) Lemmy

06) Gene Simmons

05) Ronnie James Dio

04) Bruce Dickinson

03) Ozzy Osbourne

02) Angus Young

01) Freddie Mercury

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