For a solid in which the interactions have a hard core plus a simple soft r
epulsive tail we show, using a perturbation theory, that the possible stabl
e crystalline structures give rise to a rich phase behavior. We find two co
ncomitant critical points each corresponding to phase transitions separatin
g bce and fee structures. respectively. and the occurrence of a transition
between fee and bce phases without change in density. This novel phenomenol
ogy may be relevant to the behavior of some metallic systems, colloids, and
to water.