Australian musician Alex 'Zack' Zytnik has died, aged 79. Alex was a founding member and lead guitarist for seminal 1960s psychedelic rock band Tamam Shud. News of the rocker's passing broke on social media and friends and fans were quick to offer their tributes.
![[News of the sonic architect's (pictured second left) passing broke on social media and friends and fans were quick to offer their tributes.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/22/93805161-14256733-News_of_the_sonic_architect_s_pictured_second_left_passing_broke-a-4_1736204135217.jpg)
One fan, Nicci Davidson, shared news of Alex's passing to multiple Facebook groups in November. 'Vale to Aussie rock royalty, Alex Zitnik (Zac) who passed away today,' she wrote. The post continued, chronicling Alex's musical career, which began in Newcastle in 1964 in the band The Four Strangers.
![[Alex released just one album with Tamam Shud, Evolution in 1969, before being replaced by Tim Gaze for the band's second album, 1970's Goolutionites and the Real People]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/22/93805163-14256733-Alex_released_just_one_album_with_Tamam_Shud_Evolution_in_1969_b-a-5_1736204135217.jpg)
Beloved Australian musician Alex 'Zack' Zytnik, founding guitarist for seminal Aussie psych-rockers Tamam Shud has died, aged 79. Nicci also paid tribute to Alex's musical ability and the influence his work with Tamam Shud has. 'Zac has left an indelible mark on the Australian classic rock scene of the 60s and 70s which brought to life the surf rock culture of Newcastle,' the post continued.
![[Despite Alex's limited output for Tamum Shud his influence loomed large, particularly in the burgeoning Aussie surf culture of the late 1960s]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/22/93805165-14256733-Despite_Alex_s_limited_output_for_Tamum_Shud_his_influence_loome-a-3_1736204135177.jpg)
'RIP Zac you will be sadly missed but your music will live on - hopefully they'll give you a gig in rock and roll heaven. The post was met with a flurry of tributes from friends and fans who took to social media to remember the guitarist. 'I first saw Zac in late 1963 at a church dance in Wickham, Newcastle in a band that shortly after called themselves The Strangers (later changed to The Four Strangers),' one fan remembered.
