Flagitious what? A name like that usually means two things: Czechoslovakia. And grindcore. Not in this case, though. Although the CD version of this album did come out on the premier Czech grindcore label Bizarre Leprous (which is also the home of otherly bizarrely named bands like Destructive Explosion Of Anal Garland and Mincing Fury and Guttural Clamour Of Queer Decay), Flagittous Idiosyncrasy In The Dilapidation are actually from Japan. Not only that, but it's an all-girl band from Japan, which by itself is of course no big deal, but it is a big deal when you hear this all-girl Japanese band blast out an awesome assault of crushing pinched-nerve grindcore! I heard about F.I.D. a couple of years ago when they played the Maryland Death Fest in 2007, which I regrettably missed out on, and have been looking forward to actually hearing them ever since. This 17 song debut album sure is brutal, and when you hear the vocals, it's almost impossible to accept that these sounds are coming out of the lungs of a young girl. The music is raw, primal grindcore that comes out of the tradition of early Earache stuff, theres a heavy Napalm Death and S.O.B. influence here, and there's also alot of ripping thrash that shows up in the speedy hardcore punk riffs played at maximum velocity; it's like a missing link between old school grindcore and Japanese fastcore, with the band effortlessly slipping between the two and injecting some additional filthy hispeed garage rock riffs that are primed and ready for circle pit carnage. But man, Makiko's vocals that rake razors over my nerve endings with the way that she constantly switches between her two different vocal styles, going from an impossibly deep bestial growl to an insane high pitched scream that gives Jon Chang from Discordance Axis a run for his money. The album has other cool little moves, like the weird stuttering blastbeats that the drummer plays from time to time, and the occasional brief downshift into devestating Corrupted-strength sludge. These girls are utterly badass, and this is essential for anyone into extreme grind, especially of the Japanese variety! Fans of 324 especially need to hear this. Recommended!