There's an unsigned band in Pittsburgh called Chaibaba whose music is too smart for the masses, but fkn awesome for those who appreciate truly creative real music! Mostly instrumental prog-heavy-indie-metal. Look for them on Allmusic.com, Facebook and YouTube, and by their first CD, "Slow...

Check out Red Fang. Not overly prog, but good metal w/o cookie monster. They were my favorite "non main stage" band at Mayhem a couple of years ago.