Tanjaret daghet means "pressure cooker" in Arabic, and it’s the name of a three-member Syrian rock band about to release their debut album “180 Degrees.” They describe the title of their first single, Taht El Daghet (Under Pressure), released on Aug. 16 as “our perpetual state of being.”

 “If you don’t let the steam come out, there will be an explosion,” explained 31-year-old Khaled Omran, the lead vocalist and bass and guitar player.

The group has been releasing steam since they left Damascus for Beirut in October 2011 to escape military service and pursue music in the much stronger Lebanese music industry. They were one of the headlining bands at the Beirut On the Ground festival on Aug. 25.

“The journey of making this record, which for us started when we left Damascus, has created a dramatic shift in how we see ourselves, our work and life,” said drummer and vocalist Dani Shukri, 24, who wears his long curly hair tied in a bun. “We are disenchanted with almost all we thought was real, starting with this uprising and what it stood for and seeing it crumble to this ugly bloodbath.”