Metal fans appreciate merchandise that's as extravagant as the music is heavy. And Iron Maiden's"metal," (tin) box, with a bas-relief, red-eyed Eddie mascot on its lid and a gothic, pewter-based shot glass with a glowering Eddie on the bottom, is indeed a nice bit of heavy metal. Nestled inside are three two-CD sets, comprising 77 live songs, as well as a"family tree" scroll secured with a metal Eddie ring. As usual with Maiden's prolific live output, Eddie's Archive contains uniformly excellent recordings. The first set,"The BBC Archives," chronicles four concerts conducted between 1979 and 1988; it serves up the expected hits, including"Run to the Hills," with the first four songs of disc one featuring original singer Paul Di'Anno. The gem of Eddie's Archive is"Best of the B-Sides," which features 31 tunes (mostly studio recordings), including awesome covers of Jethro Tull's"Cross-Eyed Mary," Golden Earring's"Kill Me ce Soir," two Montrose songs, and cuts originally done by Chuck Berry and Led Zeppelin--as well as covers of such obscure bands as Nektar and Beckett."B-Sides" is almost worth the price of admission, though the package's"stash" box and shot glass are musts for militant Maiden devotees. --Katherine Turman